DEPARTMENT HISTORY
2003 TO PRESENT
2003- 24 hour staffing established (Part-time Firefighter/EMT’s)
2010- First full-time Fire Chief hired (Chief Teri Dodge)
2016- First three full-time Firefighter/EMT’s hired
2017- New Fire Chief hired (Chief Shaughnessy)
2019- Three additional fulltime Firefighter/EMT’s and an Assistant Chief/Community Paramedic hired
2019- ALS (Paramedic) Liscense issued by Washington State Department of Health
2022- Fulltime Firefighter/Paramedics hired, 24-hour ALS services established
2024- Expansion of services into Quil Ceda Village, Station 59 opened, 18 additional full-time Firefighters hired
1996 to 1999
1996- Daytime firefighter positions established (Part-time Firefighter/EMT’s). Firefighters staffed the fire station Monday through Friday, from 6AM to 6PM and were paid at $10 an hour, with an additional $5 stipend per call. The first two part-time Firefighter/EMTs were Teri Dodge and Chuck Miller. Shortly after, Teri Dodge became the first full-time firefighter secretary for the district. The fire department responded to approximately 350 calls that year.
1999- Firefighters answered 450 calls and improvements to staffing were made. Every day, from 6AM to 6PM, Station 60 was staffed with two firefighter/EMTs. All volunteer and part-time firefighters would receive additional training on AEDs and become Washington State EMT certified. Additional spreader ("Jaws of Life") training would soon follow.
1990 TO 1992
1990- New Fire Station built on Waterworks Road (current Station 60)
January 11, 1992- The fire station opened its doors, with over 100 community members coming to celebrate the grand opening. In the beginning, the station was 8,000 square foot with bathrooms, storage rooms, meeting rooms, and four door apparatus bay.
1975 TO 1976
1975- Emergency Medical Services were established, and the first ambulance was purchased. As the fire department grew in size there was a significant demand for Emergency Medical Services. Even though the district did not have the license to transport patients to local hospitals, the ambulance reduced expenses for fuel used by the big rigs. The funds for this purchase were donated by the Tulalip Tribes. One more bay was added to the station to house the aid unit.
1970
1960– Tulalip Bay Fire Commissioners are seen here accepting the gift of two fire trucks, presented by Sebastian Williams on behalf of the Tulalip Tribes, for use by Fire District 15. Standing left to right are Ed Sierer, William Rooney, Sebastian Williams and Lawrence Williams (tribal member and chairman of the commissioners). Photo c/o Marysville Globe, Nov. 17, 1960, c/o Marysville Historical Society
1958
1958– Snohomish County Fire Protection District #15 (Tulalip Bay Fire) is established, and the first fire station is built and fire suppression equipment purchased