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Hurley also described a planned 24-hour crisis response program to be run by Olympic Health and Recovery Services and sponsored by the fire department. “The agreement will be going to city council next week,” Hurley said. He said the team will provide on-scene response to behavioral health incidents and will be employed by Olympic; the department will provide facilities, dispatch integration and training. Hurley said the team will be two-person responder units consisting of a licensed crisis clinician and a peer navigator.
Hurley said state legislation passed in 2023 is funding these positions through the Health Care Authority and that Olympic is receiving grant funds. “There are eight employees, but they're all employed by Olympic Health and Recovery Services and just sponsored and supported by the fire department,” Hurley said.
Commissioners and the police chief praised the approach as a health-centered alternative to law-enforcement responses. The meeting record shows the city will be a sponsor and provide operational support but that employment and payroll remain with Olympic; formal council approval of the agreement is the next administrative step.
The medic unit staffing and crisis-response sponsorship are operational changes intended to increase emergency medical and behavioral-health response capacity in Tumwater. Council action and final contracting remain necessary steps before the program’s full, ongoing operation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Civil Service Commission September 11 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Tumwater fire officials said the city will start soft staffing a new medic unit at Station T2 in October and will sponsor a 24-hour crisis response team operated by Olympic Health and Recovery Services, with the agreement headed to city council next week.","taxTitle","Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington","taxId",70653,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5984699,"Tumwater Civil Service Commission approves three police eligibility lists",460,171000,631000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5798821-51642d0a9ebfb627e83794cb51e73f23&start=171&end=631","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5798821-51642d0a9ebfb627e83794cb51e73f23/thumbnail_171000.jpg","/articles/5984699/Tumwater/Thurston-County/Washington/Tumwater-Civil-Service-Commission-approves-three-police-eligibility-lists","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984699-7747d4bf384649501f728bc7f5cf90e6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162446&Signature=JnCMtKIHScOEhbTlNSaju8Gl2JRr7WYhodRjQPPVSPqg2v-ktapGaqAZbrvp-MC76NH7EmixbPxlSJPV1hhDTw86aBRz9QIMMTzOWks7700A17-uNIXxthuzWoAFq0HWaK2UWEHhixEBtiblq-PqFJUqtUANJ64eoVcv4P5H4ic1jQB1rcnV-daHi0EeWgYH10Or7BztPRYCX3fUnT9qqZUeHtMnEf5tf0PsykkcwB7BfwxufhAp2Ppbw25RcrxbgIqQZob0o0PAC99VrOi1ZiZhPk6rXf8cVVkIAOAs7S1ljlOxxSvXzmOSY~gBJa6BcdiYjv78kY6OcUfp51hPQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tumwater Civil Service Commission approved three eligibility lists for police department classifications during Thursday’s meeting: an entry-level police officer continuous list (September continuous list), a deputy police chief list and a Police Services Specialist I list.
Commission Secretary Examiner Michelle Sutherland presented the lists. Sutherland said five candidates were added to the entry-level police officer list and three candidates were removed after failing the chief’s interview. For the deputy police chief process, five candidates were interviewed and three passed to the list, one of them internal to the department. For the Police Services Specialist I classification, six candidates passed and were placed on the list.
Commissioners moved and seconded the motions in open session and each motion was approved by voice vote with commissioners responding “aye.” The meeting transcript records the approvals as passed; no roll-call tallies of individual yes/no votes were given.
The approved eligibility lists allow the police department to fill current and forthcoming vacancies; staff said some of the lists reflect fresh candidate pools after prior lists were exhausted or promoted.
No additional conditions or amendments were recorded in the meeting minutes presented to the commission.","The commission approved an entry-level police officer eligibility list, a deputy police chief eligibility list and a police services specialist I list; motions passed by voice votes recorded as unanimous 'aye' during the meeting.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5984704,"Tumwater fire department to end continuous firefighter/paramedic applications, move to annual recruitment",328,232000,560000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5798821-51642d0a9ebfb627e83794cb51e73f23&start=232&end=560","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5798821-51642d0a9ebfb627e83794cb51e73f23/thumbnail_232000.jpg","/articles/5984704/Tumwater/Thurston-County/Washington/Tumwater-fire-department-to-end-continuous-firefighterparamedic-applications-move-to-annual-recruitment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984704-7af70b264e1eb76f50e5910269dd08f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162446&Signature=fKU-N3Tu83fsa1rxpVAAXhPGiUVRz4mYhX-9ovE9Oc7OyiJ3bkVZj8TUMxuW9Z-x6n9pk6ZOF~JVPj26wb1-ToIPwhqmpiHaOyUZsiK5EdXZLJd9igpeXShB3KFeRT0wuJrNUc8XlnAx-3UnhZ5piND-TwFOfRxpwafhz5~iFUBtDJK0mGok3gVzJDa-NzfOVYjDg20yHFuSJbAuiichPrXzFPb8NKkqntsjbbMwYbY7-sMn-nFnGLV22cuRUq2K8jGXfRz0AaPxeBHZaYCv~NLZRg4bm6h-QEKgNRXbYdzufLRsOF9KQyfm7zApyql6cz8yHbpph6~aJE5Dz1tRJg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tumwater Civil Service Commission heard an informational update Thursday that the city will discontinue its continuous application process for lateral firefighter, lateral paramedic and entry-level paramedic classifications and switch to scheduled annual recruitments.
Commission Secretary Examiner Michelle Sutherland told commissioners the change follows a review of the city’s open applications. “Over the past year, numerous candidates have applied under the continuous process,” she said, noting some applications date back to 2024 and many candidates had not been interviewed because there were no current openings.
Deputy Fire Chief (unnamed) said the department began the continuous process several years ago to address recruitment shortages, particularly for paramedics. “We actually started doing a continuous process a few years ago, especially on the paramedic side, because we were just having such a hard time getting applicants,” the deputy fire chief said. He said the department plans to hold a limited schedule of testing and hiring cycles — for example a winter entry-level firefighter test and late-summer/early-fall lateral/paramedic processes — and to establish eligibility lists from those cycles that will remain valid for one year.
The deputy fire chief said interviews already are scheduled for the week of Oct. 13 for lateral firefighter, lateral firefighter-paramedic and entry-level paramedic candidates; after those interviews the department will bring the resulting lists to the commission, likely in November. The commission was told the lists will be maintained until candidates expire or the lists are exhausted, and the department will reassess hiring cadence based on needs.
No vote was requested or taken; staff presented the item as a procedural change and informational update. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the practical difference between the continuous and scheduled processes and were told the scheduled cycles are intended to improve fairness to applicants and help Human Resources manage interview scheduling.
The change affects applicants for Tumwater’s fire classifications; it does not change current hiring standards or the requirement that candidates pass departmental interviews and other checks.
The commission did not adopt a formal action; staff will return with the established eligibility lists after the October interviews.","City staff told the Civil Service Commission the fire department will discontinue its continuous application process for lateral firefighter, lateral paramedic and entry-level paramedic roles and move to scheduled, yearly recruitments with eligibility lists valid for one year.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5984689,"Tumwater police report hires underway and target spring start for body-worn cameras",157,1055000,1212000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5798821-51642d0a9ebfb627e83794cb51e73f23&start=1055&end=1212","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5798821-51642d0a9ebfb627e83794cb51e73f23/thumbnail_1055000.jpg","/articles/5984689/Tumwater/Thurston-County/Washington/Tumwater-police-report-hires-underway-and-target-spring-start-for-body-worn-cameras","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984689-6507203cc78cda90ebf396747474c72f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162446&Signature=Sy5LBdQ7IQ04P7~GM0pSMC5iHXCnZn-8pTecIjSwgpW2CdRNII~xucc1pnqw5KI5mPw0-lTP2g-SbF3TY3TKjehdNIDS7r8dd4eLs6lIAo2IuzyWia2HXAVS3IHafRXEkfb3zfrjuhdN41I1tNizqI3K~3tY3H~7zD8v0rb2HuHnlQLJCVSilXNMnMqv9228HKznND6CETOhg4X4awd0~cQKRS~D-irO0nk-prCALknyiiXod2UiuoqZhXO4WeDEePNlJ3thf3kmzvOt5ElLLr4qG82tEm~W3KaJUiy6BWbYgRGlVbRz~nBAzQKcrObqOIRd-DqNX5QuYzvJiKxAqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Police Chief Jay Mason updated the Civil Service Commission on staffing and technology plans Thursday, saying the department expects to add multiple positions and is working toward a spring 2026 target for body-worn camera implementation.
Mason said the department is in background checks for new officers, has one current opening, and expects to onboard multiple hires including a deputy chief and one or two Police Services Specialist I positions that will help with public-records redaction for body-camera footage. “So we're really gonna, be bringing on, needed resources, for the police department,” Mason said.
On body-worn cameras, Mason said the department is finishing a needs assessment and will match that to vendor proposals before contracting. “We're gonna have a great product. I really hope we'll have some clear, pathway forward by the end of this year, with implementation. I would love to see this in spring,” he said, cautioning that contracting and equipment delivery can be delayed by supply-chain issues.
The commission was told the city has dedicated staff — including a sergeant and a front-office supervisor — working on the program. Staff emphasized that scheduling, contracting and equipment procurement remain steps that could delay a spring deployment and did not provide a firm installation date.
The updates were presented as informational; commissioners did not vote on any body-camera contracts at the meeting.","Police Chief Jay Mason told the Civil Service Commission that the department expects to fill several positions — including a deputy chief and police services specialist roles to support body-camera redaction — and is targeting a spring implementation for body-worn cameras while completing a needs assessment and vendor selection.","actionData","errors"]

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Tumwater to sponsor 24/7 crisis response team; new medic unit to begin soft staffing in October

Tumwater Civil Service Commission approves three police eligibility lists

Tumwater fire department to end continuous firefighter/paramedic applications, move to annual recruitment

Tumwater police report hires underway and target spring start for body-worn cameras