The King County Fire District 20 Board of Commissioners today announced the finalists for their vacant fire chief position, all of whom will appear at a “meet and greet” at 2 p.m. July 26 at the administrative office for the district, located at 12424 76th Ave S., Seattle.

The meet and greet is open to the public.

Board Interviews will begin after the meet and greet and will continue on July 27. The Board will be joined by a fire chief from the region and an additional stakeholder while conducting the interviews.

Finalists and their current position are:

• David Bathke, Fire Chief of Hellsgate Fire District, Payson, Ariz.

• Joseph Clow, Interim Director of Emergency Services Coordinating Agency, Brier, Wash.

• Jim Duren, Professional Standards Manager, King County Public Health, Seattle

• Jonathan Harris, Battalion Chief for Murray City Fire Department, Murray, Utah

• Robert Harvey, Fire Chief (Ret.) of Black Forest Fire Protection District, Colorado Springs, Colo.

• Brian McMahan, Assistant Fire Chief for City of Mukilteo Fire Department, Mukilteo, Wash.

• Richard McBride, Captain/Acting Battalion Chief for Wenatchee Fire Department, Wenatchee, Wash.

The King County Fire District 20 Board of Commissioners contracted with Emergency Services Consulting International, Wilsonville, Ore., to conduct the recruitment and preliminary selection activities.

The recruitment was initiated after Fire Chief Mark Chubb resigned from King County Fire District 20 to take a position overseas.