Don Svetich came to Quilcene in 1986 as a U.S. Forest Service wildland fire fighter after serving in the US Army Infantry. After a nearly 30 year career with the Olympic National Forest, he retired with the rank of Fire Captain. In 1996, while still with the Forest Service, he began volunteering with Quilcene Fire Rescue, serving as firefighter, lieutenant, assistant training officer, duty officer and informal mentor to many young members. After retirement from the Forest Service in 2015, Don was appointed as Deputy Chief at Quilcene Fire Rescue to handle training and wildland firefighting operations as well as some of the day-to-day operational duties. Don retired as Deputy Chief at the end of 2022 but continues to be involved in Wildland Fire coordination, DNR Timber Trust, and special projects. Don drives school bus part-time for Quilcene School District and lives in Quilcene with his wife Thais.
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Website Accessibility Statement
Quilcene Fire Rescue is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Quilcene Fire Rescue
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Quilcene Fire Rescue has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Quilcene Fire Rescue regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
