Chief Murray Gordon to retire as Everett Fire Chief

EVERETT – Everett Fire Chief Murray Gordon announced Wednesday that he will retire from the City in January 2017. Gordon joined the department as a firefighter in 1977 and has served as chief for 16 years.

“Chief Gordon has dedicated his life and career to our community, and I am incredibly grateful for his service and leadership,” said Mayor Ray Stephanson. “He has guided the department through many difficult challenges, including the worst recession of our lifetimes, and he has done so with thoughtfulness and a positive outlook.”

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Article and photos by Lindsay Dye

Engine 4 began service with the Richardson (TX) Fire Department in March 2016. The cab (20-inch raised roof) is the Quest Gen II (long) model. Cab seating for four is provided along with an equipment cabinet installed at the upper vista of the cab. A forward-facing EMS cabinet is mounted to the rear cab wall. A Coleman Mach 3 AC unit (13,500-Btu) mounted on the rear cab roof area provides auxiliary temperature control when the apparatus is not in use. This auxiliary unit is protected by a diamond plate wall. Both cab and body are constructed of 3/16-inch extruded aluminum, and hinged compartment doors are part of the body package along with ROM satin-finish roll-up doors for the center body compartments. Spare SCBA bottle storage is located adjacent to the rear crew doors on each side.

Power is provided by a 450-hp Cummins ISX12 engine and an Allison EVS 4000 five-speed transmission with pushbutton shifter. A Harrison 6-kW hydraulic generator is located in the front left area of the hosebed. The rig features the V-MUX electrical system, and a Vista IV touch screen display is mounted on the driver-side engine cover.

The fire apparatus has a Hale Qmax-200 2,000-gpm, single-stage pump (midship) and a UPF Poly III 500-gallon “L” shaped tank. Foam capabilities include a Hale 5.0 FoamLogix system with a 30-gallon foam cell, and the system is plumbed to both front jump lines and the left rear discharge. Dual 1¾-inch jump lines with 400 feet of hose (200 feet each) are located in the front bumper tray. A Hannay booster reel with 100 feet of one-inch line is mounted in the dunnage pan on the right side along with an Akron deck gun mounted on top of the pump panel. The low hosebed carries 1,000 feet of five-inch LDH, 500 feet of three-inch hose, and 150 feet of two-inch hose. A Task Force Tips Blitzfire monitor is part of the firefighting package. Alco-Lite ground ladders (24-foot two-section and 14-foot roof) and pike poles are stored in compartments on the upper right rear of the body. An Alco-Lite 10-foot folding ladder is stored in a driver-side tunnel under the hosebed.

The warning lights include a Whelen Freedom 72-inch light bar (Model FN72QLED) with a GTT Opticom. Whelen M6 Super LED lights adorn the perimeter of the cab and body. Two Whelen Model L31 beacons and Whelen Model B6LED lights are mounted on the rear corners of the body, and a 36-inch Whelen Traffic Advisor (Model TAL65 LED) is center-mounted on top of the hose body. Audio warning devices include a pedestal-mounted Federal Q2B and a Whelen Model 295SLSA1 electronic siren module. Two Federal Dynamax ES100 speakers with “E-ONE” grilles are mounted through the front bumper.

Scene lighting is provided by Whelen M6 Super Linear LED lights located behind the front cab doors and Whelen Pioneer Plus PFP1 LED pedestal-mounted lights on the beaver tail on each side. Quartz lighting includes a Pioneer Plus PFP2 on the front brow and above the crew doors along with Pioneer Plus PFP3 lights mounted on the each side of the forward compartments. 

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Murray Gordon grew up on the hill near Forest Park. It was a neighborhood where kids sledded in the snow and deer darted through the backyard. His parents, a dairy products salesman and a dietician, often repeated time-old sayings. One favorite was, “If you’re going to do something, do it right.” Another one was finish what you start.
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