San Juan Island Fire and Rescue assists with Oso mud slide

Published 2:23 pm Tuesday, March 25, 2014

San Juan Island Fire Rescue has deployed Assistant Chief Brad Creesy and Administrative Assistant Carolyn Hudson to assist with the management of the rescue and recovery efforts at the Oso mud slide.

Assistant Chief Creesy will be assisting with planning efforts.

Hudson will be staffing the finance section of the Incident Management Team.

Their deployment could last as long as 21 days. San Juan Island Fire Rescue participates in this program because those involved gain valuable “real world” experience and are able to make personal connections with people and agencies that would be called upon to help should a major emergency ever strike San Juan County. Most costs associated with these deployments are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.