Meet the Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue Firefighters (photos com

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Chief Spaulding has been with Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue since November 1st 2025. Chief Spaulding has decades in the fire service, he is tasked with overseeing every aspect of the fire district. 

Wildfire Prevention & Mitigation Specialist Levi Horn has been with Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue since November 7th 2023. He is responsible for all of the fuels mitigation projects, prevention outreach and education, fire suppression, medical care, burn permits, Firewise USA support, agency liaison with our partners, grants and more.

FF / EMT Corbin Pavlik has been with Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue since July 1st 2025. Corbin comes to us from Iowa. He started as a wildland seasonal and worked into the Firefighter / EMT position.

Firefighter Ed Goldmann has been with Lake Chinook Fire and Rescue since 2019. Ed is a resident of Forest Park. Ed is responsible for a lot of the apparatus maintenance, as well as other station maintenance. Ed is an active volunteer first responder, putting in hundreds of hours a year.

Firefighter Roy Eckelman has been with Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue since 2018. Roy is a resident of Air Park. Roy is our go to guy for our larger apparatus such as our type 4 wildland engine and tender. Roy is our primary apparatus driver instructor. Roy has also had a hand in some apparatus maintenance. Roy is an active volunteer first responder, putting in hundreds of hours a year.