Commissioners

Spokane County Fire District 8 is governed by a three person Board of Fire Commissioners, each who is elected at large by the voters within the District to serve a six-year term. The Board meets monthly to direct the business needs of the District. Meeting dates and location are posted on this website and the Commissioners encourage all members of the public to attend.

Commissioner Andy Rorie began his service with Fire District 8 as Fire Commissioners in 2013, and was re-elected to the position in 2014 and 2020. He holds Associates and Bachelors degrees from EWU and brings a wealth of experience to the District as a retired Division Chief with the Spokane Valley Fire Department. Commissioner Rorie has an extensive background in budgeting, financial planning, and labor/management relations.

arorie@scfd8.org.

Commissioner Position #2
Lee Boling, Board Chair

Commissioner Lee Boling served Fire District 8 as Fire Commissioner from 1994 - 1999, and was again elected to the position in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2021. Lee brings a great deal of public safety experience to the Board through his many years as a trooper and sergeant with the Washington State Patrol and the Washington State Liquor Control Board. He also served as a Volunteer Firefighter and Fire Investigator for Fire District 8.

lboling@scfd8.

Commissioner Greg Hesse served as Fire Commissioner for Spokane County Fire District 8 from 2000-2013 and was again elected to the Board in 2018 to serve a six-year term. Commissioner Hesse brings an extensive fire service background to the Board of Fire Commissioners with his prior public service as a firefighter and Fire Marshal for the City of Spokane Fire Department.

ghesse@scfd8.org