Category: Personnel

Commissioner Seabrook began his life-long commitment to the fire service mission in 1983 while living in Sedona, AZ. He completed his paramedic training at the same time he finished a degree in Earth Science from Northern Arizona University in 1987. Upon moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1988, he worked for an ambulance service in the Portland Metro area and started his professional fire service career in 1990. At Vancouver (WA) Fire Department he was an active EMS educator for years and helped implement many innovative programs. His Older Persons Are Important program formed the basis of his MPA degree from WSU in 1998, he also helped develop a nationally accredited Geriatric EMS training program. Promoted to Captain/Paramedic in 1997, he served on VFD’s busiest engine company. He retired in 2014 at the rank of Battalion Chief.

Soon after retirement he sailed down the Columbia River, eventually dropping anchor in 2015 at Port Townsend. He has since become involved in multiple organizations working on community resilience and food system security. He is a volunteer member of the Incident Management Team at Jefferson County’s Department of Emergency Management. He and his wife Karen are avid gardeners and reside in Chimacum.

Steve Craig has been a resident of Jefferson County since 1977. He graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1982 and went into the construction industry working various trades. Eventually, he became an electrician and operated an electrical contracting business with his father in the greater Port Townsend area for over 15 years. Concurrently, Steve volunteered for Port Townsend Fire Department from 1990 – 1994 and was hired by The City of Bothell Fire Department where he retired in 2020 as a Lieutenant after 25 years.

Commissioner Masci was appointed to the Board of Commissioners in January of 2020 and again in 2024. He previously served on the City Council for the City of Port Townsend.

Deborah Stinson moved to Jefferson County in 2003 after thirty years of management and technology experience in a variety of sectors. She was honored to receive the 2011 Jefferson County Heart of Service Award for the positive community impact of her volunteer work in emergency preparedness, facilitation of residents’ investment in small business, and through her leadership role in Local 20/20.  Deborah was elected in 2012 and 2016 to serve on Port Townsend City Council and was chosen twice by her peers to serve as Mayor. For the duration of that eight-year tenure, she served on the EJFR Oversight Board, the Jeffcom Administrative Board, the Department of Emergency Management’s Incident Management Team, in addition to other countywide and regional boards.

Fire Chief Bret Black and his wife, Nimai moved to the area over Thanksgiving 2020 from the San Francisco Bay Area. Chief Black began his firefighting career with the Nicasio Volunteer and Ross Valley Fire Departments as a volunteer firefighter. While working full time at Fairfax Lumber Company, he put himself through the Santa Rosa Fire Academy and EMT programs. His first full time firefighting opportunity came in 1997 at Lucasfilm’s, Skywalker Ranch Fire Department, a combination organization. After promoting to Captain he was offered a position with the Clovis Fire Department in Central California, where he spent most of his career. Chief Black promoted through the ranks of firefighter, engineer, captain, then battalion chief. Throughout his years he has been involved in numerous special projects including fire apparatus design, HazMat Specialist, Fire Investigation, USAR, CERT and fire service training. Chief Black is also a Strike Team Leader and has been deployed on numerous major wildfires. He attended the National Fire Academy’s Training Program Management in Emmitsburg, MD and ran the Training Division in Clovis for several years. Chief Black was hired as Fire Chief with Piedmont Fire Department in 2018 and helped design their newest fire engine.

Chief Black and his wife have three adult sons who reside in San Francisco, Boston and Budapest. They both enjoy the outdoors, hiking, cooking and travel.

chief@ejfr.org

Assistant Chief Brummel began his fire service career in 1990 as a volunteer firefighter with the City of Issaquah Fire Department and eventually was hired full-time in 1996. Originally from Connecticut, Chief Brummel attended Syracuse University where he received a degree in Advertising in 1987, and worked in New York City for several years.

In 1999, the City of Issaquah consolidated with King County Fire District #10 to form Eastside Fire & Rescue, serving the cities of Issaquah, Sammamish, North Bend and Fire Districts #10, #38 and #27. He promoted to Lieutenant in 2003, worked at several engine companies in Issaquah, Sammamish and North Bend and promoted to Captain in 2009. From there here served as an Acting Battalion Chief and ladder truck Captain until he transferred into the Training Division in 2017. Chief Brummel’s interest in regional training and operations allowed him to serve on technical rescue teams with a special knowledge of structural collapse rescue. In addition to technical rescue, he served as the regional hazardous materials team coordinator for nine municipal fire agencies in the east King County area. In addition to operations and training, Chief Brummel is a graduate of the Los Angeles Fire Department Leadership Academy in 2017 and has had the unique opportunity to travel with a United States terrorism response task force to Israel in 2014.

Chief Brummel is married to Carolyn, a pediatric RN and they have lived on a small hobby farm in Chimacum since 2008. Their daughter Amelia lives in Tacoma and is pursuing law school and their son Owen attends Pacific Lutheran University. Leo, a one-year old Goldendoodle, is the newest member of the family and has been trained as a certified therapy dog in the “Read-to-Rover” program in the Port Townsend and Chimacum school districts.

pbrummel@ejfr.org

Robert started in the fire service in 2012 as a volunteer FF/EMT with Eastside Fire and Rescue in Issaquah, WA.  Since then, he has gained experience as the PIO for the State Fire Marshal’s Office and a fire code inspector at Renton Regional Fire Authority and Bainbridge Island Fire Department.  He has also been a volunteer with EJFR since 2020, participating in fire extinguisher training, smoke alarm installations, farmer’s market booths, the Fire Rescue Fest, and the County Fair.  He and his wife live here in Port Townsend.

Terri joined the Department in Sept. 2014. Terri’s most recent position prior to joining EJFR was as a Data Analysis Specialist for the Central Kitsap School District. In that role, she was responsible for conducting analysis of student testing and assessment data.

Terri is a licensed real estate agent. In her spare time, she is a competitive paddler of outrigger canoes and is a member of the Hui Heihei Wa’a outrigger canoe club in Silverdale. Terri resides in Port Ludlow.

tysseldyke-all@ejfr.org

Tanya has been the Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue (PLFR) Administrative Assistant since March of 2008.  Prior to beginning her employment as the Administrative Assistant, she had extensive experience in business and personnel management with a customer service and public interaction focus. When EJFR and PLFR merged in 2023, Tanya was reclassified as the District Secretary for the whole organization. Tanya obtained her BS in Social Services and Sociology from Central Washington University and has been a life long resident of Jefferson County. 

District Secretary Cray lives in Quilcene with her husband Jared and their dog Ranger. They enjoy gardening, hunting, fishing and taking care of their animals.

tcray@ejfr.org

Emily has been with EJFR since Aug. 2014. She performs a wide variety of duties that support the day-to-day operations of the administrative office as well as the individual stations.

Prior to moving to Port Townsend, Emily was the Communications Coordinator with the Alliance of the American Dental Association in Chicago. In that role, she managed the communications and membership outreach. Emily was the event planner for Climb for a Cause, a program to raise funds for dental clinics around the world. In that capacity, she climbed Wheeler Peak in New Mexico, San Jacinto in California and Zion Narrows. In her spare time, Emily enjoys hiking and photography. Emily lives in Port Townsend with her husband, Matt.

estewart@ejfr.org

Kindra came on board with EJFR in 2010 as a part-time Admin Assistant – she was promoted to full time in April of 2022. She is a seasoned Administrative Assistant with over 20 years in the field, having held positions in supervisions, accounting, banking and dental fields. 

Prior to EJFR, Kindra worked as an Accountant Intern for Port Ludlow Associates before attending Western Washington University. Upon her return to Port Townsend she served as the Clubhouse Supervisor and Administrative Assistant for Kala Point Owners Association for five years until she was offered an opportunity with American Marine Bank where she was the Customer Service Representative until 2009. She was then recommended for a position with Dentistry Northwest where she served as a Dental Assistant including administrative assistance until 2013.

In her spare time, Kindra enjoys traveling, camping and spending time with friends along with her husband Curtis, daughter Kyla and son Caden.

ksanders@ejfr.org

Scope: The firefighting volunteer is a person certified to function as either an interior firefighter and/or wildland firefighter. The interior firefighter operates in hazardous conditions to the minimum level of Washington State Firefighter I, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Hazardous Materials Operations certification. A wildland firefighter operates in hazardous conditions with the minimum certification of a Wildland Firefighter Type 2. These volunteer positions are compensated for their fuel via a quarterly point system to assist their community in both emergent and non-emergent times, which include times of natural disaster. The firefighting volunteer can either bring to the agency certifications or attain the certifications through training and education provided by EJFR. Education and training shall be no direct cost to the firefighting volunteer. A firefighting volunteer is eligible for membership with the Volunteer Firefighters’ and Reserve Officers’ pension.

Expectations: This position is as needed on call, with notification for need via radio and or cell alerting 24/7 or as assigned, addressing special need services or scheduled events. The combat volunteer is required to maintain current training and education status through regularly scheduled drills and education with a percentage of calls attended or supported events staffed. The expected number of training hours needed to maintain their interior firefighting credentials is 20 hours per month.

These individuals are motivated to participate in this program for civic, charitable or humanitarian reasons.

Scope: The EMS volunteer is responsible for emergency medical service delivery during emergencies. The EMS volunteer can operate in potentially dangerous and hostile environments with the minimum certification of an Emergency Medical Technician- Basic. These volunteer positions are compensated for their fuel via a quarterly point system to assist their community in both emergent and non-emergent times, which include times of natural disaster. Education and training shall be no direct cost to the EMS Volunteer. An EMS volunteer is eligible for membership with Volunteer Firefighters’ and Reserve Officers’ pension.

Expectations: This volunteer is available 24/7 via radio and or cell notification to assist the department in the delivery of fire suppression and medical services. This service may include driving and operating ambulances, and medical support units. Education and training are commensurate to the level of support the volunteer shall deliver at a fire or emergency medical scene. The EMS volunteer is required to maintain current training and education status through regularly scheduled drills and education with a percentage of calls attended or supported events staffed. The expected number of training hours needed to maintain their EMT certification are 24 hours per year.

These individuals are motivated to participate in this program for civic, charitable or humanitarian reasons.

Scope: The Support Volunteer, as required by Volunteer firefighter pension and relief must support the duties of the fire department in the suppression of fires and emergency medical service delivery. Examples of typical duties may be apparatus operator, marine boat pilot or rehabilitation support. This volunteer is not a firefighter requiring the ongoing certification of respiratory protection and firefighter competency and will remain outside of the “hot zone” of any incident. This volunteer may or may not be a certified Emergency Medical Technician; however, this volunteer will support emergency medical services through fire centric education and training. Education and training shall be no direct cost to the Support Volunteer. A support volunteer is eligible for membership with the Volunteer Firefighters’ and Reserve Officers’ pension.

Expectations: This volunteer is available 24/7 via radio or cell notification to assist the fire department in the delivery of fire suppression and medical services. This service may include driving and operating fire engines, ambulances, fire tenders, marine units, support units, and communication units. Education and training are commensurate to the level of support the volunteer shall deliver at a fire or emergency medical scene. The support volunteer is required to maintain current training and education status through regularly scheduled drills and education with a percentage of calls attended or supported events staffed. The expected number of training hours required to remain a support volunteer are 24 hours per year.

These individuals are motivated to participate in this program for civic, charitable or humanitarian reasons.

Scope: This volunteer is not eligible for the Volunteer Firefighters’ and Reserve Officers’ pension. Their service to the department is on a voluntary level in which fuel compensation through activity points is provided on a quarterly basis. The service provided by the administrative volunteer is designed on a one-on-one basis for best use of skills and talents provided by the volunteer to the needs of the divisions of the department. As a volunteer, the time commitment is centric to the time available from the volunteer and specific to the needs of the department. Job functions may include, data entry and statistical management, technical drawing, communication support, public outreach, pickup and delivery services, medical concierge services. Education and training shall be no direct cost to the Administrative Volunteer.

Expectations: This volunteer is not expected to directly support the functions of the fire department in the delivery of emergent fire suppression or emergency medical services. Indirect support of the fire department through administrative assignments shall be the primary function of the Administrative Volunteer. Training and education shall be commensurate to the job tasks assigned or requested.

These individuals are motivated to participate in this program for civic, charitable or humanitarian reasons.