A greeting to all of our members. It has been a distinct pleasure to serve as your President.  I look forward to the challenges and opportunities that our great association will encounter during 2015 and 2016. As we prepare for the 2015 Annual WFC Conference, I would like to reflect upon our last conference at which time I was elected to serve you.  We are fortunate as the Board of Directors and our various committees continue to work diligently in an effort to maintain, improve, and advocate for our fire service! 

Western Washington has a new Accellerant Detection Canine!  Chief Patrick Nicholson, from Jefferson County has recently arrived back from Maine Specialty Dogs with his K9 partner, Allie; She is a two-year old yellow lab. Chief Nicholson attended the 5 week handler program where he and Allie were united, on a scholarship funded by State Farm Insurance.  Allie can detect 30 or more ignitable liquid vapors and is certified by the Maine Criminal Justice Training Academy.  Allie is certified to conduct building/structure sniffs, outdoor/wildland, evidence, and suspect/people sniffs.

Chief Nicholson and Allie can readily respond to requests for the Arson Dog in proximity to the Olympic Peninsula, but will respond further out in Western Washington, depending upon availability...