05/06/2026
Retirements, Promotion, & Graduation
Please join us in congratulating several of our personnel on their recent retirement, promotion, or academy graduation!
After 50 years in the fire service, Ron Schumacher retired in January. He served as our Division Chief - Fire Marshal for 12 years and previously served our communities as Fire Marshal and Fire Chief of Washougal Fire (prior to the merger of Camas and Washougal Fire). We are grateful for his dedicated work in fire prevention/investigation and hope he enjoys his retirement!
Steve Pozsgai retired last month after over 40 years of fire and EMS service, including 29 years of service to the Cities of Camas & Washougal as a Firefighter/Paramedic. We will miss his vast experience and compassionate care for those in our communities, but we wish him the best during his well-deserved retirement!
Kevin Bergstrom was promoted to Fire Marshal from Deputy Fire Marshal in March, a position he had held since 2019. Prior to that, he served in the roles of Fire Captain and Firefighter with CWFD. Bergstrom has a bachelor’s degree in Fire Service Administration and is currently completing a master’s degree in public administration. We appreciate the work he has done and continues to do in protecting our Cities.
Earlier this year, we hired David Crawford and Michael Hill as Firefighter/Paramedics. They recently graduated from the Washington State Fire Training Academy in North Bend where they spent several months training on firefighting skills and tactics. They are now completing some additional training back at CWFD before they join our crews on shift. We’re happy to have them onboard!
Congratulations all!
