Retired Members

Chief Bowen joined Rattlesnake Fire in 2002, and became Chief of the department in 2007.  His leadership and vision brought us the Training Center and Out of District program. Chief Bowen was very meticulous and knew how to balance a budget. Chief had two quotes he was famous for; "is this a want or a need" and "slow down It's not your emergency." Bryan retired after 15 years with the department in 2017.  

Captain Walker joined Rattlesnake Fire in 1991, and became a Captain in 1997. Captain Walker "retired" with 20 years in 2011 but still orders supplies and gives great insight at training. 

Engineer Lindsay Scaggs joined Rattlesnake Fire in 1999. Lindsay was an avid Engineer and has 17 years with Rattlesnake, he retired in 2017.

 Fire Medic Bryan Pippitt joined Rattlesnake Fire in 1996. Bryan became a Paramedic in 2002. Bryan has 19 years with Rattlesnake and retired in 2015.

Firefighter Julie Woods joined Rattlesnake Fire in 2007. Julie Woods retired after 10 years with the department and is still the department photographer.

Firefighter Mike Haywood joined Rattlesnake Fire in 2006. Mike retired in 2017 with ten years under his belt. Mike was always someone the rookies looked up to.

Firefighter John Bican joined Rattlesnake in 2007. John became a sawyer and still cuts down trees today! John had 10 years of service when he retired in 2017. 

Firefighter Amber Craigie joined Rattlesnake Fire in 2008. Amber really enjoyed the EMS and became a Pediatric ER nurse. She retired after 10 years in 2018 to spend more time with her little girl Alissa!

Captain Jarrett Hill joined Rattlesnake Fire in 2006 and became a Captain in 2016. Captain Hill is also a triple master mechanic and established our Fleet Services Division. Captain Hill retired after 15 years of service in 2021.

Lieutenant 254 David Conder joined Rattlesnake in June of 1991, he was with the department for two and a half years when he had to move out of the area. 13 year later he moved back to district and immediately started volunteering again. He officially retired in 2020 with 15 years of service and still helps out on occasion with IT and tender operations!

Firefighter Julia Pfannenstiel joined Rattlesnake in 2007 and was technically the first Out of District member. She lived just outside our district and responded to Station 252. Once 55 was completed she transferred there unless a tender response was needed (her favorite) then she would go back to 52 and grab it. Julia retired in 2018 after 11 years of service to spend more time with her kids.

Keith McWilliams Joined Rattlesnake in 2003. Unfortunately in 2011 his job took him away for a few years but Keith was able to return in 2015. Keith job as an air traffic controller definitely helped him utilize checklists with new firefighters or EMT's he was training. He became Lieutenant out of station one, only to give that title up to join the full time staff in 2020 as the Engineer on A Shift. Keith retired with 13 years as a volunteer and two years as a paid firfighter. Now he gets to split his time here and in Hawaii!

Karen joined Rattlesnake in 1995 and was with the department for 13 years before retiring. She served in a variety of roles above and beyond FF1 and EMT including Community Relations Specialist and was a big influence on "The Rattler", a publication Rattlesnake Fire used to send out to its residents to keep them informed.