Eastside Fire & Rescue Alum? Connect With the Department

 Former volunteer firefighters that served with King County Fire District 10, King County Fire District 38, King County Fire District 35, Issaquah, North Bend, and Carnation are encouraged to “re-connect” by way of email with the Eastside Fire & Rescue (EF&R) family. With the growth of the Agency and the combination of fire departments that came by way of mergers, contracts, consolidations, and annexations, leaders at EF&R fear that some of the alumni have been left out of announcements related to special events, promotional ceremonies, retirements, well-being of former workmates, deaths, and other matters that would be of interest to those that served previously. 

Fire Chief Soptich notes, “Even though we focus on the future, we have to remain connected to the past. Much by way of institutional knowledge, traditions, and culture, was built on the backs of those that sacrificed before.  It’s critical that we remain tied to those that help to create what we have today.”

If you have served as a volunteer with EF&R or any of the fire departments that became part of EF&R, and would like to be included in the EF&R Volunteer Alumni Roster you are encouraged to email Public Information Officer Josie Williams at jwilliams@esf-r.org. The Fire Chief also asks that you help to get the word out to those that have served but have since moved from the area. For those that reply to this request, the Agency intends to alert former volunteers of upcoming events and the opportunity to receive newsletters and other periodicals.