News brief: West Thurston fire department welcomes new recruits

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Back row left to right EMTs: Thomas Trott, Zachary Marti, Christian Vavrinec, Ryan Roland, Scott Brownell, Kylie Kavanaugh, Colin Stone, Jameyson Miller (not shown; Kim Thompson) Front left to right firefighters: Nicholas George, Demetrios Themelis, Gavin Mjelde, Lorenz Schock, Scott Standing, Anastasia Themelis / Courtesy photo by Illusions of Grandeur Photography

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

The fire department that serves the area from Grand Mound to Maytown has added 15 new volunteer firefighters and EMTs.

The training they completed Friday included between 200 and 220 hours over a four month period, according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Chief Robert Scott.

The new additions will be assigned to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority stations in Rochester, Grand Mound, Maytown and Littlerock.

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One Response to “News brief: West Thurston fire department welcomes new recruits”

  1. Repete says:
    Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    Thanks for making your community a safer place. Nice job ladies and gents.