Lunch & Learn May 2023

When: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
Where: 2nd Floor, Mill Creek City Hall North

11:30am – Open Networking
11:50am – Food Ready
12pm – Meeting Starts
1:15pm – Meeting Ends
1:20pm – Committee Meetings Start for those who are meeting

Prepay options:

50/50 raffle: 1 ticket/$5 or 5 tickets/$20!

Speaker: Chief Thad Hovis, South County Fire
Topic: Fire Inspections and Workplace Safety Training

Thad Hovis was named Fire Chief of South County Fire in 2020.
Raised in Edmonds, Chief Hovis has spent his entire fire service
career serving the people of south Snohomish County.
He started as a volunteer with the Edmonds Fire Department in
1995 and was hired by the Mountlake Terrace Fire Department in
1996.

Chief Hovis moved up through the ranks over the next two
decades as five local fire agencies combined to become South
County Fire. He has a bachelor’s degree in emergency readiness
and response management and an associate degree in fire
science.

Along with fulfilling his duties as Fire Chief, he also serves as the
President of the Snohomish County Fire Chiefs Association. He is a
member of the Snohomish County Fire Training Consortium
Administrative Board and the Sno911 Governing Board. Chief
Hovis’s strong interest in educating and encouraging future
firefighters has led him to become a member of the North Seattle
College Fire Science Program Advisory Board, as well.