ASTORIA
FIRE DEPARTMENT
555 30TH STREET • ASTORIA, OREGON 97103 • 503-325-2345
MEET THE CHIEF
ASTORIA INTERIM FIRE CHIEF RICHARD CURTIS
Back row, left to right: Jake Rummell, Ty Welshans, Brett Bishop, Nate Holmgren, John Frausto, Stacy Christiansen, Richard
Curtis, Wade Mathews, Zach Plant, Aaron Bielemeier, Gage Piguet, Mike Groat
Front row, left to right: Jordan Lance, Terry Corbit, Carlos Comez, Paul Gascoigne, Royce Cone, Jason Pollack
Not pictured: Tom Jaworski, William Newton, Alex Karns, Ashley O’Bryant, Marty Sissac
Astoria Interim Fire Chief Richard Curtis
has spent most of his life fighting fires.
He got his start as a teenage volunteer
firefighter in Hoodland, Oregon. He went on
to serve in Bonney Lake and retired this
summer after more than 20 years with the
Anacortes Fire Department in Washington
state. Curtis will serve as Astoria’s temporary
fire chief until a permanent replacement can
be found. Former Astoria Fire Chief Ted Ames
retired earlier this year.
Curtis says his goal is to be a “stabilizing
force.” He says he looks forward to working
with the Astoria Fire Department, adding that
the department’s reputation and great staff
were a big selling point.
ASTORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT APPARATUS
HEADQUARTERS STATION
2522 - 1999 HME/Central States Engine
2523 - 2009 HME/Ahrens Fox Engine
2526 - 2015 Pierce Custom Pumper
2545 - 2016 Pierce 105-foot Aerial
2561 - 1998 Chevrolet 2500 utility pickup
2566 - 1991 Ford F-250 utility pickup
2018 Polaris Ranger 900
2006 Dodge Durango Command vehicle
2014 Chevy Tahoe Command vehicle
2007 Scott Liberty II Self-Contained Breathing
REGION 11 HAZMAT
RESPONSE VEHICLES
2016 Pierce Enforcer
2565 - 2015 Dodge Ram
HONORING OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS 2018 • 3