Last month, firefighter’s Ryan Yerlitz and Brittany Rowan were promoted from line firefighters to Captains.
In a historic first, Captain Brittany Rowan also became the first female Captain of the Mattawa Fire Department.
Both of these firefighters showed exemplary competencies during training and incident responses, and excelled in their Captain interviews and testing. The Mattawa Fire Department is extremely pleased at the way these two members conduct themselves and with their skills and decision making abilities. Since their promotion, these new Captains have had to command several structure fires, vehicle fires as well as other call responses in that timespan.
For those who are unfamiliar with our two Captains,
Captain Ryan Yerlitz resides in Mattawa and is a tradesman at Gin-Cor Industries and has been a part of the Mattawa Fire Department since 2019. Ryan has a deep understanding of fire ground operations and is outstanding in fire attack and auto extrication evolutions.
Captain Brittany Rowan also resides within Mattawa and is a Registered Nurse at the Mattawa Hospital. She has been part of the Mattawa Fire Department since 2020 and has been in the fire service since 2017. Brittany has a vast knowledge of fire service operations and her expertise lies with pump operations, medical response, and incident priorities.
The Mattawa Fire Department wishes continued success to all its members and to our newest Captains! Welcome to the Officer Club.
