The Northshore Fire Department recently honored two of its firefighters — Douglas Knight and Tim Wooldridge — for 30 years of service to the department and community.

Knight, a Bothell High graduate, began his career with the Northshore Fire Department in 1972 as a volunteer and was hired full time in 1981. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1984 and has served in various officer ranks until being promoted to battalion chief in 2001. For many years, Knight oversaw the fleet program that included maintaining the emergency apparatus and developing specifications for new equipment purchases.

Wooldridge, who grew up in Kenmore and graduated from Inglemoor High, started as a volunteer with the department in 1979 and was hired full time in 1981. Wooldridge, whose father started his volunteer service with the department in 1958, chose to follow in his footsteps and pursue a career in the fire service.