Chief Engineer / Captain Greg VammenPosition: Firefighter / MechanicGreg was born and raised in Seattle. After high school, he enlisted in the US Army as a 63B, Light Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic Recovery Specialist…
Medical Officer Lieutenant Karen AndersonPosition: EMT / FirefighterTerm: Joined GIFD in 2020Karen was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and graduated high school in New Gloucester, Maine. She went to Westbrook College in Portland, Maine where…
Lieutenant Daniel BurnettPosition: Firefighter / EMTTerm: Joined GIFD in 2013Daniel was born in Sacramento, California and grew up in Tacoma, Washington. He holds B.A.s in both Music and Spanish, and served in the Peace Corps…
Stephanie GarzaPosition: FirefighterTerm: Joined GIFD in 2026Stephanie was born in Bellevue, Washington, but grew up in New Mexico. After graduating high school, she enlisted in the Marine Corps where she…
Linnea MattkePosition: EMTTerm: Joined GIFD in 2020Linnea was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She grew up in the Washington, DC area and attended school at Haverford College outside of Philadelphia, PA…
Brenan Filippini (1708)Position: Firefighter / EMTBrenan (1708) grew up in Deming, WA and graduated Mt Baker High School, where he met his wife, Kim. Brenan works in the construction field…
Landon Deach (17115)Position: Firefighter / EMTLandon was born and raised in Arlington, Washington, and graduated high school in 2021. Landon joined the GIFD because he enjoys helping people and…
Annika SzerlongPosition: Junior FirefighterAnnika was born in West Seattle near Alki Beach and moved with her family to Guemes Island in 2020 at the end of 6th grade. Currently a senior at…