Chelan Fire and Rescue Volunteer Firefighter Jonathan Mendoza has been named as the Washington State Volunteer Firefighter of the Year. The department called it a huge honor for Mendoza and Chelan Fire and Rescue. Mendoza has been a firefighter in Chelan for just over five years regularly working at Station 71. The Washington State Firefighters Association just wrapped up their 96th Annual Conference and Fire School at the Wenatchee Convention Center that included training at various locations around the Wenatchee area.