Wood Weiss will be new Fire District 13 chief
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July 10, 2019
AND THEN THERE WERE THREE – Jayson Withers, middle, and Jamie Jurdi, left, will work under new Fire District 13 Chief Wood Weiss in 2019 as assistant fire chiefs. They will replace, if not fill the shoes of, Chief Roy Horn, who is inimitable and retiring come December 31. – Photo by Ken Stern
Wood Weiss is used to taking big steps.
The Fire District 13 assistant chief is a regular participant in the annual Columbia Tower Stair Climb in Seattle, a major fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
“It’s 69 flights of stairs, over 1,300 steps,” siad Weiss, a chiropractor, firefighter and emergency medical technician.
Soon he’ll take a big career step as well, and add another hat – make that, fire helmet – to his resume.
Weiss has been tabbed by District 13 Commissioners to succeed longtime Fire Chief Roy Horn at the end of the year.
Horn is retiring Dec. 31 after nea...
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