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Can
I Burn?
Check here for the latest
Burn Ban information, news on burn ban laws, and essential maps
for burn ban areas.
What's
Going On In Graham
Find information about
safety programs, school tours, community events and appearances,
and even the newest construction photos of the new firehouse.
Meet
Our Team
Meet the members of the Graham Fire & Rescue, including bios and more
information on some of our best men and women.
What's
Going On In the Dept.
Find out about Board
meetings, hiring and volunteer information, see photos of the new
fire station, and check out some department and local statistics.
In the Community
Meet our Public Education
staff and view pictures of firefighters at events and other
community involvement.
Contact
Us
Email links and phone
numbers, plus locations and addresses of all stations in the
district.
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The team prepares to enter the training tower during a drill

Lynne, Myra, John and Jill visit during the 2008 Magnificent Mutt Show

Some of the guys take a breather from training to show us their pearly whites
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Meet Our Team
Board of Fire Commissioners:
Your elected Board of Fire Commissioners oversees the fiscal management
and planning of Graham Fire & Rescue. The Board of Fire
Commissioners is comprised of three community residents who are elected by majority
vote of the public. Each commissioner is elected to serve a term of six
years.
The current Board of Fire Commissioners is:
Robert
E. Skaggs, Board Chairman
Pierce County Deputy Fire Marshall, Fire Commissioner 17 years, AA in
Criminal Justice, Graduate of FBI, ATF and National Fire Academies,
recently retired from 254th Red Horse Flight, Armed Services.
Verne
M. Pierson, Commissioner
Retired teacher, Bethel Schools, 31 years, Retired Col. Army/National
Guard, 33 years. Science Dept. Head, Major Unit Commander, State
Director Selective Service appointed by the President, 9 years Fire
Commissioner. BS in Biology, PLU 1965, Masters Counseling, St. Martin's
1988.
Gerald
W. Gustafson, Commissioner
Agribusiness, Boeing Machinist, Chair -
Washington State Fryer Commission, President Washington Poultry
Exposition, Elected - Pierce County Charter Review Commission, American
Farm Bureau. Graduate Bethel High School, 12 years Fire Commissioner.
Fire
Chief
Reggie Romines
Fire Chief Reggie Romines was raised in Eureka, California. He graduated from high school in North Bend,
Oregon in 1973, and became a resident/volunteer firefighter with the Coos Bay Fire Department where he
remained until he graduated from Southwestern Community College with degrees in General Studies and Fire Science.
In 1976, Chief Romines was hired by the United States Forest Service as a wild-land
firefighter. In 1977, he was hired as a career firefighter at Coos Bay where he promoted through the ranks to
Deputy Chief of Operations. In 1994, Chief Romines was hired by Graham Fire & Rescue as an Assistant Chief,
and in 1999, promoted to the position of Fire Chief. That same year Chief Romines completed the Executive Fire
Officer Program at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. On July 8, 2009, he was awarded the professional
designation of Chief Fire Officer (CFO) by a team of his peers and members of the Commission on Professional
Credentialing. Chief Romines joins an elite group of just 660 CFO's worldwide.
Chief Romines is active in the Graham Business Association, is a member of the
International Association of Fire Chiefs, Society of Executive Fire Officers, Lipoma Firs Men's Golf Club and
is the current President of the Pierce County Fire Chief's Association.
He is married, has three children and enjoys golfing, hunting and outings with family and friends in his free time.
Graham Fire &
Rescue Personnel
Graham Fire & Rescue has 25 Fire Fighter/EMT’s, 16 Fire Fighter/PM’s, 10 Lieutenants, 4 Battalion Chiefs, 6
Administrative Chiefs, 20 Volunteer Fire Fighters, 22 Volunteer Resident Fire Fighters, 6
Support Service Personnel, 4 Fire
Chaplains, 2 Public Education/Prevention Officers, 6 office staff, 2 Information Systems personnel and 1 mechanic.
Meet
Your Firefighters and Service Providers
This section of the web site is
reserved to introduce individual firefighters, paramedics and service
providers of Graham Fire & Rescue.
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