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[email protected] Lewis County Fire District 5 covers almost 66 square miles of rural countryside that is home to as many as 12,000 residents. The dis- trict has four stations, four engine companies, one water tender, three EMS transport ambulances, three rescue/brush trucks, two inci- dent command re- sponse units and Pete Caster /
[email protected] one support ve- A kayaker heads down Rainbow Falls to cap of the Pe Ell River Run on Saturday along the Chehalis River near Doty. hicle all their own. One thing they have to share, Chris Salyers FLOATERS: Participants though, is their Napavine chief. police chief Traverse Chehalis Since the be- River From Pe Ell ginning of 2016, Napavine Police Chief Chris Salyers has been pull- to Rainbow Falls ing double duty as fire chief for State Park in Annual the sprawling Lewis County fire Informal Journey district, also known as Newau- kum Valley Fire & Rescue. Salyers By Justyna Tomtas is a “non-operational” chief, which
[email protected] means his duties are largely limited to administrative paperwork, but Despite overcast conditions he does respond to some fire and and weather hovering just above emergency calls.