EJFR Board of Fire Commissioners
Board Meeting Minutes & Agendas
In 2019 the citizens of Fire District No. 1 voted to expand the Board of Fire Commissioners from three to five. Following that vote, Commissioner Districts were established and approved by the voters in November.
Exact Commissioner District boundaries were established in late 2020. To determine your Commissioner District please visit the searchable map via the Jefferson County Website.
The Jefferson County Fire Protection District No. 1 Board of Fire Commissioners meet the third Tuesday of every month. The meeting is held virtually and in-person at East Jefferson Fire Rescue Station 6, 9193 Rhody Drive, Chimacum WA 98325 and typically starts at 3:00 p.m.
The Board of Fire Commissioners is governed by Chapter 52.14 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW).
Commissioner District 1
Vice Chair, Jeannie Price - Elected 2026, term expires 12/31/2031
Jeannie started taking flying lessons before she was old enough to drive a car, and a degree in Meteorology led to a career in aviation. College summers were spent in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming where she met her husband and became an instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).
Her first job as a pilot was flying freight in Learjets before being hired as an airline pilot. As an airline captain she updated and rewrote the company’s Emergency Operations manuals for her aircraft, including creating new checklists, all of which were approved by the Boeing Company and the FAA.
When Crew Resource Management (CRM) was adopted by the airline, she joined the Flight Operations Training Department as an instructor, helped develop CRM curricula with NASA, and taught it to pilots, flight attendants and management. This FAA-mandated training encourages flight crews to utilize all resources available before making safety decisions, proving effective in reducing airline accidents. She brings these same concepts to every committee or group she works with, encouraging input and collaboration from all members.
Jeannie moved to Port Ludlow in 2022 to be closer to her two children. She joined, and eventually led, the Port Ludlow Emergency Committee, soon after arriving in the village. After completing CERT (Community Emergency Response Training) in 2023, she became a volunteer for both DART (Disaster Airlift Response Team) and the EOC (Emergency Operations Center). A licensed massage therapist, she is a Yamuna Sustainability practitioner, certified in many of those bodywork modalities.
Her neighbors call her “The Barefoot Grandma” because from spring through fall she walks the trails of Port Ludlow barefoot with her young grandson, teaching him the importance of grounding to the earth. A self-taught master crocheter, she is often seen with a ball of yarn in her lap and a crochet hook in her hands.
email jprice@ejfr.org
Commissioner District 2
David Seabrook - Elected 2019, term expires 12/31/2031
Commissioner Seabrook began his life-long commitment to the fire service mission in 1983 while living in Sedona, AZ. He completed his paramedic training at the same time he finished a degree in Earth Science from Northern Arizona University in 1987. Upon moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1988, he worked for an ambulance service in the Portland Metro area and started his professional fire service career in 1990. At Vancouver (WA) Fire Department he was an active EMS educator for years and helped implement many innovative programs. His Older Persons Are Important program formed the basis of his MPA degree from WSU in 1998, he also helped develop a nationally accredited Geriatric EMS training program. Promoted to Captain/Paramedic in 1997, he served on VFD’s busiest engine company. He retired in 2014 at the rank of Battalion Chief.
Soon after retirement he sailed down the Columbia River, eventually dropping anchor in 2015 at Port Townsend. He has since become involved in multiple organizations working on community resilience and food system security. He is a volunteer member of the Incident Management Team at Jefferson County’s Department of Emergency Management. He and his wife Karen are avid gardeners and reside in Chimacum.
email dseabrook@ejfr.org
Commissioner District 3
Steve Craig - Elected 2021, term expires 12/31/2027
Steve Craig has been a resident of Jefferson County since 1977. He graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1982 and went into the construction industry working various trades. Eventually, he became an electrician and operated an electrical contracting business with his father in the greater Port Townsend area for over 15 years. Concurrently, Steve volunteered for Port Townsend Fire Department from 1990 – 1994 and was hired by The City of Bothell Fire Department where he retired in 2020 as a Lieutenant after 25 years.
email scraig@ejfr.org
Commissioner District 4
Geoffrey Masci - Appointed 2020, term expires 12/31/2029
Commissioner Masci was appointed to the Board of Commissioners in January of 2020 and again in 2024. He previously served on the City Council for the City of Port Townsend.
email gmasci@ejfr.org
Commissioner District 5
Chair, Deborah Stinson - Elected 2021, term expires 12/31/2027
Deborah Stinson moved to Jefferson County in 2003 after thirty years of management and technology experience in a variety of sectors. She was honored to receive the 2011 Jefferson County Heart of Service Award for the positive community impact of her volunteer work in emergency preparedness, facilitation of residents’ investment in small business, and through her leadership role in Local 20/20. Deborah was elected in 2012 and 2016 to serve on Port Townsend City Council and was chosen twice by her peers to serve as Mayor. For the duration of that eight-year tenure, she served on the EJFR Oversight Board, the Jeffcom Administrative Board, the Department of Emergency Management’s Incident Management Team, in addition to other countywide and regional boards.
email dstinson@ejfr.org