After 22 years of service, firefighter and paramedic Todd Buzalsky has retired from Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue in Kelso.
Public service is in Buzalsky’s blood: His father was a firefighter and his older brother is the battalion fire chief for the City of Longview.
“It’s funny to look back at things,” his older brother Troy Buzalsky is quoted in a press release submitted to The Daily News.
“Growing up with a dad in the fire service certainly shaped both our childhood and our adult lives...Sadly, our dad passed before Todd’s hiring with Cowlitz 2, but I know he would be so proud of the 20-plus years Todd faithfully served.”
Todd Buzalsky followed in his family’s footsteps by studying fire science at Chemeketa Community College in 1987, states the release.