Department Personnel
EAST PIERCE FIRE AND RESCUE serves a population of 75,000 citizens living in and around Bonney Lake, Sumner, Lake Tapps, the Ridge Communities, South Prairie and Wilkeson. The district covers approximately 142 square miles and protects residents from eleven stations – five staffed and five volunteer and one water rescue facility.
All full-time firefighters are cross-trained as either emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or paramedics and are able to respond to both medical emergencies and fires.
In 2008, we responded to a total of 6,691 emergency calls, a two percent increase over the previous year. Of those calls, 74 percent were medical in nature.
Our department is divided into eight divisions, including Operations, Emergency Medical Services, Volunteer, Training, Fire Prevention, Safety, Emergency Management, and Budget and Finance.
Command Staff
Fire Chief Jerry Thorson
Deputy Chief John McDonald
Assistant Chief - EMS and Training Russ McCallion
Assistant Chief - Operations Ed Goodlet
Assisant Chief - Prevention Barry Barquest
Assistant Chief - Volunteers and Emergency Management James Jaques
Staff Contacts
Gary Smalling: Director of Finance
Nancy Keck: Pierce County Fire District No. 22 Secretary
Tanya Lynch: Human Resources
Dina Sutherland: Public Education
Carol Rodriguez: Accounts Payable
Tricia Brown: Emergency Medical Services Billing
The command and administrative staff can be reached by calling the headquarters station during regular business hours at 253-863-1800.
Contact Information
East Pierce Fire and Rescue
Headquarters Station
18421 Old Buckley Highway
Bonney Lake, WA 98391
Phone: 253-863-1800
Fax: 253-863-1848
Email: info@eastpiercefire.org