Mike Stewart Little Town of Washington Fire Chief

Mike started his Fire Service commitment in 1982 as a volunteer firefighter, finding a home and a career with the Gold Flat Fire District (later Nevada County Consolidated) in 1985. Having grown up literally on the South Yuba River, Mike quickly gravitated toward river and rope rescue, first studying and later teaching all over California.In 2008 Mike switched things up and took a Crew Captain position with CalFire running inmate fire crews, first in Fort Bragg, then here at Washington Ridge Camp, retiring in 2017.Mike became the Volunteer Fire Chief for his hometown of Washington in 2004, and continues to serve in that role.He and his wife of 36 years, Kim, have two sons, Colin 20 who is following his father’s footsteps as a USFS Firefighter, and Branden 18 who is building a career in the music industry.