Erin Johnson was hired by Olympia Fire in 2018. She was elected and serves as president of L468, Olympia. She is a graduate of the IAFF 7h District Executive Leadership Series, Class II. She served as WSCFF Session Lobbyist in 2022. Erin co-chairs the WSCFF Behavioral Health Committee and is the lead support coordinator...
Bill joined the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department in 2001, and held the Treasurer position of L710 from 2003-2023. He is also an Enrolled Agent licensed with the IRS and holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Idaho. He currently serves as a consultant with the IAFF GST’s office and has been...
Hostetter grew up in Bremerton Washington. After graduating from the University of Puget Sound and a short stint in the business world, he joined Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, retiring as a Battalion Chief in 2017. He served as 2nd vice president for local 2819, has been on multiple negotiations teams, and supported the...
An IAFF member since 1990, John Gallup, Local 1747, was elected to the WSCFF Board of Trustees in 2003. He is currently a Battalion Chief with Puget Sound Regional Fire Department. He has been elected to several positions in his local from 1991 to 2020. Gallup co-chairs the WSCFF Behavioral Health Committee, serves on...
Ryan Reese, the son of a professional fire fighter, became a volunteer fire fighter at 16 and was hired at the age of 23 as a firefighter/paramedic. He works as a Captain and paramedic with Clark County Fire District 6 in Vancouver, Washington. Reese serves as President of Local 452, Vancouver. He was elected...
Jennifer L. Robbins is a partner with Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt, LLP. She achieves social and economic justice through strategic, effective, and zealous representation of her union clients. Jennifer has extensive experience in arbitration and in court fighting employer attempts to deny workers the wages, benefits, and working conditions to which they are entitled...
Casey Yeager, of LI-66 Boeing Firefighters, began as volunteer fire fighter in Grays Harbor in 2001 and was hired as a career fire fighter in 2013. In 2016, he joined Boeing and has since served in local leadership, becoming President of LI-66 in 2019. In 2024, Yeager was selected as the WSCFF Federal and...
