BC Scott Hatley has been a South Kitsap Fire & Rescue Volunteer for twenty years. Scott joined the department to give something back to the community. Scott is the Battalion Chief for Battalion 1. He is also the Volunteer Duty Chief every three weeks. His most memorable moments with the district include The Crown Hill School fire, PSNS Officers club fire(shown in photo), and the Kona Village Fire. Scott's hobbies and interest include Kite building and Kite Flying. Scott is proud to say that his other job is retirement.

Gary Chasteen

Lt. Gary Chasteen started volunteering for South Kitsap Fire & Rescue in 1988. He is retired navy, currently certified as a Biomedical Equipment Technician with CHI at St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma. He became interested in volunteering with the department through his volunteer history in law-enforcement while stationed in Orlando, Florida and Okinawa, Japan. Gary just wanted to get back involved in his new community, and the fire service was looking for help. He is trained to operate the Engines & Ladder Truck, perform as an EMT, and act as a Battalion Chief for the department. Gary is always up spirited and will ask those with him, "Are we having fun yet?"

Mike Smith

Mike has been with District 7 for almost 10 years. Before that, he was with Pierce county Dist 5 Gig harbor since 1984. He became a LT in July of 1994, He is currently President of the KCFD7 Volunteer Association. He is also a board member with the WSFFA. He Enjoys training the most in the fire department. "I love teaching people what I know, I am an instructor at the State academy." "My most memorable experience, and not a very good one, was on July 4th of 1999 We had a vehicle vs a pedestrian accident and a young lady was killed. There was no chaplain on the scene, Her best friend was there in tears talking on a cell phone to the deceased ladys parents. She handed me the phone and I had to tell these people that their daughter had just been killed in an accident. This was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life! It made me take a look back and taught me not to take life for granted. I went right home and hugged my kids and wife and it changed me in several ways." Mike is a diesel mechanic for the Department of Defense out at Fort Lewis. His hobbies are Boating, fishing , camping, coaching Little League,(and watching it) and doing things with my family. One of Mike's favorite quotes: "Never put off till tomorrow what can be accomplished or done today." My Dad is the one who got me started in the fire service. He has been a volunteer for 20 years in gig harbor. I respond out of sta. 15."

Rick Nordmark

Rick is a no-nonsense person. He runs the A-9 unit and is part of the Tender program out of station 9. There are few people in the department as respected and depended on as Rick.

Terry Lerma

Terry Lerma is a Firefighter/EMT-B and "Truckee" in the Volunteer Suppression program. He started volunteering with South Kitsap Fire & Rescue in 1996. To understand Terry is to hear his own words.
"I am a retired U.S. NAVY Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman; my last duty station being Program Director of the Navy Regional EMT-B School at Naval Submarine Base Bangor. I currently work for Harrison Memorial Hospital in Silverdale Washington as the Lead Multi-Disciplinary Medical Imaging Technologist for the Emergency Room X-Ray Department. I also volunteer with the Kitsap County Explorer Search and Rescue (ESAR) as a Medical Training Officer while working on my certification as a SAR K-9 handler.
My qualifications with the department are: Firefighter, EMT-B, Tender Operator, Pump Operator, Ladder Company Operator, Fire Service Instructor Level 1, and I hold an Associate of Technical Arts Degree in Fire Command Administration.
My favorite saying or phrase is: 'Good Judgment comes from Experience; Experience comes from Bad Judgments'
I became interested in volunteering with the department because of my past Naval experience working with Shipboard Firefighters, Aviation Crash and Rescue, and base Fire Services. When finally stationed in Kitsap, I had the opportunity to become a volunteer firefighter and take up the challenge of serving my community, as well as my country.
Now that I completed my Bachelors Degree in Health Science, I look forward to spending a little more time detailing my Engine and Tender, and doing some extra tool prep work. I would also be willing to work with the Department to increase its’ resources and capabilities for Wildland Firefighting to include personal protective apparel, harnesses, line gear, and apparatus."

Ron Armbrust

Larry Creekmore

Larry Creekmore is a Volunteer Lieutenant and has been with South Kitsap Fire & Rescue Since 1983. He became a combat suppression volunteer because he, "just wanted to help" the South Kitsap area. He enjoys the challenge of the work and thinks the people involved were and are the best. His goal is to finish his fire science and fire officer degrees, then obtain the Fire Officer 1 & 2 certifications. He plans to continue to instruct around the North West. Larry's most memorable experiences are being first on scene at an M.C.I. (Mass Casualty Incident) where he performed triage for the patients, the Old Pleasant Valley School fire and the Propane taker rollover with fire in Gorst. LT. Creekmore is currently the Drillmaster for the Kitsap County Recruit Academies and an officer for the Washington State Firefighters Association. Larry is Pump/Tender and Ladder qualified. He is certified as an EMT-B, FF-1, FF-2, Instructor-1, ISO- trainer, EVAP-trainer, and in Haz-Mat Operatons. His hobbies and interest are music. As a Certified Instructor Larry also works with other Departments in the area of training. Larry works to provide support services for SKF&R.

Dan Cryder

Dan is an EMT qualified Suppression Volunteer Firefighter. He is also a pump and tender operator. He started with SKF&R in 2001. Dan is currently an Assistant Yard Foreman with Evergreen Lumber who likes to, "Get'er done." His goal is to become a career firefighter, but became a volunteer to get the process going while continuing to support his family. Dan notes that volunteering has been the best thing he has ever done.

Josh Zurbrugg

Josh inspires to become a career firefighter. He is currently a Suppression Volunteer Firefighter and the Association Secretary.

David Barr

David is one of our Suppression Volunteer Firefighter who frequently assist in Volunteer Assoication related business.

Preston Cronce

Preston is a young aspiring firefighter who steps forward for the good of the group. He resently stepped up and took responsibility for the scheduling volunteer portion of the Bremerton Raceway season.

Scott Lucke

Lucke started volunteering for the District in 1994. Life safety and having the opportunity to help people were his primary interest in becoming a firefighter. He remembers the quick and professional response the volunteers of Rocky Point gave his daughter when she was injured in 1993. Those people influenced him. Realizing that at any given moment someone could suddenly be struggling with a medical or traumatic situation, he is thankful for South Kitsap Fire & Rescue. Because the District offers the generous opportunity for people to receive proper training to deal with such incidences, he is proud to provide help when ever possible. His most memorable experience was his first full arrest dispatch of an infant. He remembers going over all the training in his mind during the 90 second trip from his door to the patient's on a cold winter morning. As with many of the calls, that one ended happily. Lucke has been trained for running the pumps on the District Engines and Tenders, fighting wildland fires, and EMT level medical responses. His favorite saying is, "I am here now, let's do it" because time is too valuable to put things off until later. Lucke works in Reactor Engineering at a local shipyard. He enjoys most any activity that involves getting out and about. His favorite thing to do is travel to a new place, put on some running shoes and run around to see the sites.