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About The Siuslaw news. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1960-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 2015)
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015 | F IRE P REVENTION & P ROTECTION 3 Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue svfr.org • "Protection with Pride" CAPTAIN Chris Holden Chris began his career with SVFR in 1996 and rejoined in 2011 while working at Sand Dunes Frontier. Chris’ daugh- ter Alyssa is 18, off to college while he enjoys kayaking, “bond” fires with the family and liv- ing life to the fullest. S POMER & B ESSEY LLP, A TTORNEYS 491 Laurel St. • 541-225-5643 CAPTAIN Liz Iabichello H ECETA S ELF S TORAGE 87632 Hwy. 101 • 541-997-9702 Mike is married to Cindy and has a son, Jack. He works in the family window washing business. He has been an active firefighter since 1994. In addition to being an accomplished artist, he enjoys flying model helicopters. CAPTAIN Mike Spinner CAPTAIN Pete "Boa" Warren TR H UNTER R EAL E STATE 1749 Hwy 101 • 541-997-1200 Having joined the department in 2003, Liz works part-time as a Captian/EMT-I for SVFR, Emergency Dept. Technician @ PeaceHarbor Hospital & EMT-Intermediate for Western Lane Ambulance. Liz is married to Craig, with one son, Josh. You’ll find her working & Volunteering in the Community in several different areas, also teaching Fire & Life Safety, Fire Prevention, Child Safety Seat Tech & C.E.R.T Trainer. Boa entered the department in 2006, was '07 Recruit of the Year, '09 FIrefighter of the Year and '12 Officer of the Year. President of a Transportation Brokerage, he and his wife Elke, have two children. "You'll frequently see me riding my scooter around town. I like to take care of business from one of the many great coffee shops here in Florence. I'm thankful for the opportunity to once again serve the community like I did when I was in the Air Force. Both types of services create unique bonds which lasts forever." S TREETS I NSURANCE 1234 Rhododendron • 541-997-8574 Shannon Curry B RADLEY B ERG , PC 1932 Pine Street,Suite B-3 • 541-997-8114 88416 1st. Avenue • 541-997-8263 Keith Garvey Formerly a senior electronics engineer manager and retired Naval Reserve, Keith became a Volunteer in 2009. Besides his firefighting service, he is also an Emergency First Responder, assists with CERT activities, Boy Scouts of America, the Free Lunch Program and his church activities. He frequently run trails and cycle local road and complete in these activities. In his free time, he carves wood and studies a variety of subjects. AND M IRROR 1780 Kingwood • 541-997-8526 Lt. Tim Snapp Tim joined the Department in 2005 and works as a Security Officer at Three Rivers Casino Resort. He and his wife Jenny have 5 children, Amber-Snapp Wilson, Jacob, Kayla, Isaac and Jared. Tim enjoys Firefighting, fishing, hiking and camping. T HREE R IVERS C ASINO R ESORT 5647 Highway 126 • 541-997-7529 Robert Evans T HE S URFSIDE R ESTAURANT AT D RIFTWOOD S HORES R ESORT Joined the department in 2013 and responds from Station 1. Chadd Ficadentti S IUSLAW G LASS Shannon joined the department in 2009 and responds from our Clear Lake Station. Joined the department in 2015 Alex Bochum CAPTAIN Terry Madden Terry has been married for 31 years and has three daughters and two grandchildren. He has been in the fire service since 1991. He is a carpenter by trade who enjoys golf, fishing, music and playing the drums. Bob joined the department in 2007. He works as a net- work administrator at Oregon Pacific Bank. He is married to Kristina and is a proud dad to his son, Tristin, and daughter, Charlotte, as well as triplets, Braylon, Keegan and Terrance. He enjoys fishing, camping, hanging out with the family and firefighting. O REGON P ACIFIC B ANK 1355 Hwy 101 • 541-997-7121 Levi Green Joined the department 2012 and responds from Station 1. Levi spent this summer working for U.S. Forest Service. He enjoys fishing & hunting. O LD T OWN I NN R IVER H OUSE I NN T HREE R IVERS C ASINO R ESORT 170 Highway 101 • 541-997-7131 1202 Bay Street • 541-997-3933 5647 Highway 126 • 541-997-7529 Firefighter since 2013. Ned Hickson Mike Heindel Ned joined SVFR 2010, when he was named Recruit of the Year, and remains one of the department¹s top responders. In 2011, he became a certified pumper- operator and currently serves as senior engineer at Station 2 in Old Town. He has also received qualifications in ATV response, Extrication as a responder and instructor, Tender driver/operator, and Fire Scene Investigation I. He currently serves as president of the Siuslaw Valley Firefighters Association. His day job is as sports editor and syndicated humor columnist at Siuslaw News, where he has worked since 1998. He is married to his beautiful wife, Alicia, with whom he shares a blended family: Elyse, Connor, Jakob and Elizabeth. B EST F OR H EARING S IUSLAW N EWS 2285 Highway 101 • 541-997-8866 148 Maple Street • 541-997-3441 2015 Firefighter of the year Ted Martin Ted joined the department in 2012 and responds from our Old Town Station. F LORENCE H EATING & S HEET M ETAL , I NC . 1645 Kingwood • 541-997-2422 2015 Recruit of the year Tony Miller Started-2014 & was voted the Recruit of the Year in 2015. Job-Security Supervisor Three Rivers Casino Resort Married to my beautiful wife Melanie for 25 years, they have four children-Dane, KC, Cody & Stevie & two grandchildren-Ava & Haley. In my spare time I like to play softball, hunt, fish & long walks with my wife. Working at the Florence Police Dept as a dispatcher, Tyler joined us in 2008. He enjoys his 2 boys, Korbyn , 6 and Jaydon age 3, in addition to hunting, fishing, 4 wheeling, trips with the kids and firefighting. Tyler Marler D IANA H ACKETT , B ROKER C OLDWELL B ANKER C OAST R EAL E STATE 100 Hwy. 101 • 541-999-7317 Chaplain Darrell Murphy Started- March 2006 Work- Fred Meyer Family- Married to Judy for 46 yrs Daughter Shannon, Son Sean & 2 grand children Interests- Serving all the responders and the Florence community is my honor, Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to serve you. T HREE R IVERS C ASINO R ESORT T HE P INK P ARLOR S ALON 5647 Highway 126 • 541-997-7529 1379 Rhododendron Drive, Suite A • 541-999-5678