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Fire Chief
North Mason Regional Fire Authority
Fire Chief Beau Bakken has served the citizens of North Mason County (Washington State) for 27 years. The Fire Authority provides fire protection, ALS and BLS medical treatment and transport for a population of 25,000 residents and an area of 132 square miles. The Authority employs 25 career personnel and retains the services of over 80 volunteers. Beau began with the Fire Authority as a student volunteer firefighter, and after attending paramedic training was hired by the Fire Authority in 1999 as a Firefighter/Paramedic. Since that time, he has moved through the ranks, obtaining the rank of both Lieutenant and Captain. He was appointed as the District’s Fire Chief in 2007. He currently serves as President of the Mason County Fire Chief’s Association and leads the Mason County Opioid Stakeholder Group. He previously served on the St. Michael Medical Center' governing board, serving the past two years as Board Chair. In 2022 he worked to form Washington State’s first Fire/EMS based Mobile Integrated Health Program. The program employes a Physician Associate, a Psychiatric Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, and an Emergency Prevention Specialist to improve patient outcomes and reduce community risk.
Beau has obtained an Associate degree from Bellevue College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Service Administration from Eastern Oregon University, and a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington. He has also completed the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer program. In his off hours, Beau teaches Fire Protection Management at Eastern Oregon University and fly fishes across the western United States. Beau, his wife Brittney, their daughter Ensley (born 2012), and son Rowan (born 2014) live out on Washington State’s Hood Canal.
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Mobile Integrated Health: Risk Reduction in the Medical Community
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM