RIVERSIDE FIRE AUTHORITY
SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS IN:
CENTRALIA
HANAFORD VALLEY
SEMINARY HILL
COOKS HILL
LINCOLN CREEK
INDEPENDENCE
GARRARD CREEK
Governance and Administration
Board of Governance
The Riverside Fire Authority Board of Governance consists of five members who are elected at large from residents living the Riverside Fire Authority service area. This five-member board serves as the legislative body, guiding and overseeing the fire authority. The Riverside Fire Authority Governance Board is responsible for the execution of the voter-approved plan per RCW 52.26. The purpose of the RFA Governance Board is to: • Exercise powers and perform duties as the Board determines necessary to carry out the purposes, functions, and projects of the Authority. • Levy taxes as authorized in the plan and approved by Authority voters. • Enter into agreements with federal, state, local, and regional entities and departments as necessary to accomplish authority purposes and protect the authority's investments. • Accept grants, or other contributions of funds that will support the purposes and programs of the authority. • Monitor and audit the progress and execution of fire protection and emergency service projects to protect the investment of the public and annually make public its findings. • Pay for services and enter into leases and contracts, including professional service contracts. • Hire, manage, and terminate employees. • An authority may enforce fire codes as provided under chapter 19.27 RCW.
RIVERSIDE FIRE AUTHORITY
1818 Harrison Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531
We’re YOUR fire department.
Daily emergency and administrative functions are managed by a Fire Chief, and an Assistant Fire Chief / Fire Marshal.
RICHARD MACK, ASSISTANT CHIEF
Fire Marshal
MICHAEL KYTTA, FIRE CHIEF
General Administration
Position 1 - Harlan Thompson
Position 2 - Jay Johnson
Position 3 - Mike Tomasheck
Position 4 - Matt Evans
Position 5 - Lee Coumbs
Governance Board Meetings are held at the headquarters station at 1818 Harrison Avenue
in Centralia on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Meetings begin at 6:00 PM.
Administration
RIVERSIDE FIRE AUTHORITY
SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS IN:
CENTRALIA
HANAFORD VALLEY
SEMINARY HILL
COOKS HILL
LINCOLN CREEK
INDEPENDENCE
GARRARD CREEK
Governance and Administration
Board of Governance
The Riverside Fire Authority Board of Governance consists of five members who are elected at large from residents living the Riverside Fire Authority service area. This five-member board serves as the legislative body, guiding and overseeing the fire authority. The Riverside Fire Authority Governance Board is responsible for the execution of the voter-approved plan per RCW 52.26. The purpose of the RFA Governance Board is to: • Exercise powers and perform duties as the Board determines necessary to carry out the purposes, functions, and projects of the Authority. • Levy taxes as authorized in the plan and approved by Authority voters. • Enter into agreements with federal, state, local, and regional entities and departments as necessary to accomplish authority purposes and protect the authority's investments. • Accept grants, or other contributions of funds that will support the purposes and programs of the authority. • Monitor and audit the progress and execution of fire protection and emergency service projects to protect the investment of the public and annually make public its findings. • Pay for services and enter into leases and contracts, including professional service contracts. • Hire, manage, and terminate employees. • An authority may enforce fire codes as provided under chapter 19.27 RCW.
RIVERSIDE FIRE AUTHORITY
1818 Harrison Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531
We’re YOUR fire department.
Governance Board Meetings are held at the headquarters station
at 1818 Harrison Avenue in Centralia on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday
of the month. Meetings begin at 6:00 PM.
Daily emergency and administrative functions are managed by a
Fire Chief, and an Assistant Fire Chief / Fire Marshal.
RICHARD MACK, ASSISTANT CHIEF
Fire Marshal
MICHAEL KYTTA, FIRE CHIEF
General Administration
Administration
Position 1 - Harlan Thompson
Position 2 - Jay Johnson
Position 3 - Mike Tomasheck
Position 4 - Matt Evans
Position 5 - Lee Coumbs
