FIRE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR NAMED

(BELLEVUE, WA)  THE WASHINGTON STATE FIRE FIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION (WSFFA) IN CONJUNCTION WITH AMERICAN INCOME LIFE, NAMED CREW LEADER RANDY WOOLERY THEIR 2000 FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR.  WOOLERY WAS SELECTED FROM MANY NOMINATIONS RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.  THE AWARD IS MEANT TO HONOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS GIVEN SELFLESSLY TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, THEIR LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE AND THE FIRE SERVICE AS A WHOLE.

WOOLERY SERVES AS A VOLUNTEER CREW LEADER WITH  MONROE  FIRE  DISTRICT 3.  HIS SERVICE  TO THE COMMUNITY BEGAN IN 1989 AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER. HE HAS HELD AND CURRENTLY HOLDS NUMEROUS LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS INCLUDING, FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT, HE SERVED ON THE MONROE CITY COUNCIL  AS WELL AS MONROE'S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, LIBRARY BOARD AND SERVED AS AN ALTERNATE ON THE PARKS BOARD.  WOOLERY HAS EXCELLED IN EDUCATION OBTAINING AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN BOTH FIRE COMMAND & ADMINISTRATION AND FIRE INVESTIGATIONS. HE CONTINUES TO WORK ON HIS BACHOLORS DEGREE IN FIRE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION.  HE HAS ATTENDED THE NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY IN MARYLAND TWICE. 

WOOLERY ACCEPTED THE AWARD AT THE 77TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE & FIRE SCHOOL HELD IN WENATCHEE ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING A PLAQUE, BOTH RANDY WOOLERY AND MONROE FIRE DEPARTMENT SPLIT THE $500 AWARD.

WASHINGTON STATE FIRE FIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION

THE WSFFA HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER 75 YEARS AND IS THE OLDEST STATEWIDE FIRE

SERVICE ORGANIZATION.  ITS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, EDUCATION,

REPRESENTATION AND SERVICES TO THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE OF THE STATE, ENHANCING

THEIR CAPABILITIES AND PROFESSIONALISM.  THE WSFFA IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT

ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES OVER 400 FIRE DISTRICTS AND DEPARTMENTS,

REPRESENTING OVER 18,500 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IN WASHINGTON.  THE WSFFA ALSO

MAINTAINS A WEBSITE AT WWW.WSFFA.ORG