WSCFF President Dennis Lawson was hired as a fire fighter by the City of Puyallup in 1987. He worked as a Battalion Chief and represented the Chief Bargaining Unit for Central Pierce Fire and Rescue until his retirement in May, 2022. Active in the union since his first days on the job, Lawson has served as...

Mike Detoy joined the fire service in 2009 and has spent the last 12 working for the City of Riverside Fire Department. He has served on the union board since 2015 and was appointed President of Local 1067 Riverside City Firefighters in 2023. Mike served as a Trustee on the California Firefighters Benefits Trust...

After entering the fire service in 1986 as a volunteer firefighter for the Mammoth Lakes (CA) Fire Dept, Greg Wilson hired on as a career FF/Paramedic with North County Fire Protection District in San Diego County in 1990.  Greg served as the agency’s EMS Coordinator, grant writer, oversaw numerous capital improvement projects, and negotiated...

Michael was elected as 9th District Vice President in April 2021, served as Colorado Professional Fire Fighters (CPFF) President from 2017 to 2012, served as CPFF Secretary/Treasurer from 2012 to 2017 and CPFF Trustee from 2004 to 2012. Michael also served as President of West Metro Fire Fighters Local 1309 from 2005 to 2018...

L710 (appointed)  Bill Dodd, L710 Coeur d’Alene Idaho, was appointed to the MERP board in 2020.  Dodd joined the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department in 2001, and held the Treasurer position of L710 from 2003-2023.  He is also an Enrolled Agent licensed with the IRS and holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University...

L864 (elected)  Craig Soucy began his firefighting career with the city of Mukilteo and, since 1993, has worked for the city of Renton where he has risen through the ranks from Lieutenant in 2008, to Captain in 2014, and to Battalion Chief with the formed Renton Regional Fire Authority in 2016.  Craig was one of the...

A A fire fighter for the City of Kent since 1984, Greg Markley now serves as a Battalion Chief for the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority where he oversees governmental relations, accreditation and grant programs. He was elected a WSCFF District Representative and joined the Executive Board in 1997, and was elected Secretary/Treasurer in 2003. Markley...

Ricky Walsh became a career professional fire fighter with the City of Hermiston, Oregon in 1983. In 1986 he was hired as a City of Richland fire fighter and worked as a paramedic, Lieutenant, and Engine Company Captain, and served as the department’s training officer. He retired in 2013. Ricky was elected Secretary/Treasurer of...

Judson McCauley,  Local 4378 Vancouver Chiefs, was elected WSCFF Trustee in 2022. Prior to his promotion and move to 4378, he was a member of Local 452, Vancouver, and served on the executive board for sixteen years, serving as Shop Steward, Political Action Director, and President.  In 2017, McCauley was elected to and continues...

Mike Westland has worked as a fire fighter and paramedic for East Pierce Fire and Rescue since 2000 and has been on the Pierce County Technical Rescue Team since 2008. Westland served as Treasurer, Vice President and, for nine years, President of Local 3520 East Pierce Professional Fire Fighters. He was elected to the...