MARYSVILLE – Eight finalists, including interim fire chief Martin McFalls and three other in-house candidates from the Marysville Fire District, will be interviewed July 24 to find out who will replace the retiring Greg Corn.
The public will have a chance to meet the finalists at a reception July 23 at 7 p.m. at the district’s Station 62, 10701 Shoultes Road.
The eight candidates are:
• F. David Burke, who has been fire chief for King County Fire District 45 for more than four years.
• Brent Christopherson, who has served the Missoula Rural Fire District in Montana since 2007.
• Jeffrey Cole, who has been with the Marysville district since 1997, as a firefighter, captain and now battalion chief since 2008.
• K. Scott Goodale has been with Marysville district for over 21 years. Prior to becoming a battalion chief in 2006, he was a captain and a firefighter.
• Scott Lewis, who has been with Gresham Fire & Emergency Services in Oregon since 2003 and is now a division chief. He served as fire chief from 2005-13.
• McFalls has served the district for 27 years. He has been assistant fire chief for over six years.
• Darryl Neuhoff has over 32 years of experience, 27 as a chief officer, and has been a division chief at Marysville since 1998. Previously, he was fire chief for Snohomish County Fire District 20.
• Lawrence Rude has over 30 years of experience. He is a fire commissioner for King County Fire District 10. He retired from the Renton Fire Department after 27 years, his last position being deputy fire chief.
