Chief Gordon Pomeroy         Gordon Pomeroy joined our department in May 2008 to head our growing EMS Critical Care Transport division. He was named District Chief in December, 2009. He brings 31 years of EMS experience as an EMT then a Paramedic and instructor with Shoreline Fire Department. As the head of several private companies, he helped develop an early DNA identification process and has worked extensively with the motion picture industry as an EMS staff coordinator.          He was trained at Harborview Medical Center under the auspices of University of Washington in 1980 and has obtained a large variety of fire service certifications throughout his long career

Assistant Chief of Support Services Chuck Boggs

Chuck Boggs joined Jefferson County Fire District #1 as a volunteer in 1971.  After 26 years of volunteer and career service he was named Chief of District 1 in 1997.  With the consolidation of District 1and 6 forming East Jefferson Fire Rescue, Boggs became Assistant Chief in June, 2005.    During his years as a volunteer and a career employee he completed numerous classes for EMS and Fire Suppression incuding Incident Safety Officer classes, WMD training, Leadership training and FEMA classes on Urban Terrorism.       Chuck served as President of the East Jefferson County Fire Chief’s Association for seven years and is still active in that organization.  He's also a member of the Jefferson County Incident Management Team, Washington State Fire Chief’s Association, and the EMS/Trauma Council of East Jefferson County.

Deputy Chief Ted Krysinski      Deputy Chief Krysinski is our Training and Operations Chief.  He started his emergency services career in 1986 as a public safety diver with the Drowning Accident Rescue team.  In 1992 he joined the Port Townsend Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter / EMT.

In 1996 Deputy Chief Krysinski completed the Paramedic Program at Tacoma Community College and worked for Olympic Ambulance in Port Angeles. In 1999 he was hired as a Firefighter Paramedic with Clallam County Fire Protection District #3 and in 2002 promoted to Lieutenant.  In 2005 Krysinski accepted the position of Division Chief for Jefferson County Fire Protection District # 6 which has merged into Jefferson County FPD # 1.    Deputy Chief Krysinski is a certified instructor in many disciplines including Fire and Emergency services.  He continues to be a certified Paramedic.  Krysinski is also the steward of the Port Townsend Fire Department's historical antiquities, which includes documentation and display of the many items of the 135-year-old Fire Department that continues to serve Port Townsend since 1872 now as EJFR.

Public Information Officer/Public Education Specialist Bill Beezley   Prior to joining EJFR, Bill was Vice President of Participant Communications with JP Morgan Retirement Plan Services in Kansas City, Missouri.  While with JP Morgan, Bill conducted more than 1,000 educational seminars, covering a variety of financial education topics.  He also managed five teams of corporate communicators, educators and graphics professionals providing education for more than 1.2 million retirement plan participants.   Bill is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in Economics and emphasis in Labor Relations. In his spare time, he enjoys sailing on his Contessa 26 sailboat and hiking/backpacking in the Olympics.   Bill and his partner, Rosalyn are residents of Port Townsend, Washington.