Isenman joins fire board

Published 2:00 pm Thursday, March 15, 2007

Island paramedic replaces Earl Johnson on five-person board.

After adding two new commissioners in January, the Bainbridge Island Fire Board welcomed yet another new member this week.

Scott Isenman on Wednesday was sworn in to replace former commissioner Earl Johnson, who resigned from the newly expanded board last month to focus on his public speaking career.

Isenman works from his south-end home as a project manager in the health care technology industry, and is an emergency medical technician with Bainbridge Island Ambulance Association. He competed with four others for the commission seat.

He joins elected commissioners Jim Johnson and Dave Coatsworth, and Michael Adams and Maureen Halligan, both of whom were appointed following voter approval last fall of the board’s expansion from three to five members.

Earl Johnson’s departure means there will be three positions on the ballot later this year.

“There’s a lot to catch up on,” Isenman said. “But I’m looking forward to the challenge.”