Title
Special Recognition - Retirement of Fire Chief Greg Wright
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize the service of Fire Chief Greg Wright upon his upcoming retirement from the Olympia Fire Department.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recognize Fire Chief Greg Wright upon his upcoming retirement from the Olympia Fire Department.
Staff Contact:
Mike Buchanan, Assistant Chief of Operations, 360.753.8459
Presenter(s):
Steve Hall, City Manager
Background and Analysis:
Fire Chief Greg Wright is leaving City employment, retiring in August 2019. Greg joined the Olympia Fire Department (OFD) in 1985 as a Paramedic Firefighter and moved up through the ranks as Assistant Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, and Fire Chief. Greg also served as the City’s Emergency Management Coordinator. He develop and modernize the City’s Emergency Management capabilities, and led the City’s recovery efforts following the Nisqually Earthquake.
As part of OFD’s Senior Management Team, Greg has been involved in shaping the Department over the past 30-plus years, and he will be missed. This time before City Council is to thank him for his long and distinguished service. Greg will have his Fire Department recognition at noon on August 29, 2019, at the main fire station.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
N/A
Options:
N/A
Financial Impact:
N/A
Attachments:
Proclamation