Bellevue Fire Department
Jay Hagen has a diverse work experience in the field of firefighting and emergency management. Jay began their career as a Firefighter at the Missoula City Fire Department in 1986 and worked there until 1988. Jay then worked as a Senior Fellow at the Naval Postgraduate School from 2007 to 2008. Following this, they joined the Holland America Line as a Consultant from 2007 to 2017. Simultaneously, they served as a Battalion Chief, Deputy Chief, and Assistant Chief at the Seattle Fire Department from 2008 to 2018. Jay also assumed the role of Chair at The Interagency Board from 2013 to 2015. In 2016, Jay worked as a Consultant at FEMA from 2016 to 2017. Currently, they hold the position of Fire Chief at the Bellevue Fire Department, starting in 2018.
Jay Hagen completed their education at three different institutions. In 1982, they enrolled at the University of Montana, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Communications. Jay dedicated four years to their undergraduate studies and graduated in 1986. Following this, they enrolled at the Naval Postgraduate School in 2004 and undertook a Master of Arts degree in Homeland Defense and Security. Their studies in this field lasted for two years, and they completed their degree in 2006. Finally, in 2018, they attended the University of Virginia Darden School of Business to participate in the Senior Executive Institute, focusing on High Performance Organizations. This program lasted for a year.
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Bellevue Fire Department
Bellevue Fire Company began just after the end of WWII in 1947. Several groups had attempted to start a fire company in the previous years, but failed. On one attempt, the treasurer stole the money and moved to Ohio to live. Another attempt saw the six hundred dollars of the treasury lost when the Bank of Depew failed due to poor management. At that time, the only fire protection was if a fire broke out, a call was made to a neighboring fire commissioner. A fee of about $35.00 was required but no guarantee there would be an answer to the call. It was a fire on Bellevue Blvd that prompted another attempt. The fire was extinguished by throwing shovels of snow on it and right then it was decided to start a fire company. They agreed to meet that very night and neighbors were called to attend. Unfortunately only seven people showed up for the meeting. Lack of attendance was caused by either poor communication or the feeling it would fail again. Needless to say the group was pretty disgusted. The group had little knowledge of how to start a fire company, but after many glasses of refreshments and many arguments on how to organize, the group set out to do so anyway and in 1962 the fire company became the Bellevue Fire District #9 and five members were appointed fire commissioners and then elected for their appropriate terms. Since that time Bellevue Fire District #9 has been serving and protecting the citizens of their district with honor and pride.