SILVERDALE — Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue commissioners expect to appoint a board member March 21 to the position vacated by Dave Fergus, an architect who resigned on Dec. 31 after 10 years of service.

The three board-selected finalists are Al Duke, retired Bremerton fire chief; Dr. Guy H. Earle, a family medicine practitioner; and Ron Perkerewicz, a home inspector and former director of community development for Kitsap County. Department executive assistant Serena Miller said the number of applications received was not available.

The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the district’s administrative building, 5300 NW Newberry Hill Road, Silverdale. Commissioners will interview the candidates in open session for about 90 minutes, followed by an executive/closed session to discuss qualifications of the candidates. The board will nominate and vote on the appointment in open session.

The new commissioner will join Nate Andrews, Ken Erickson, Bob Muhleman and R.E. “Dick” West on the commission. Muhleman, West and the appointee’s positions will be on the general ballot Nov. 7.

Commissioners meet at 4 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of every month. According to the 2017 budget available on the district website, commissioners oversee a budget of $20.5 million in revenue — $16.4 million of which is derived from three property tax levies and two excise taxes — and $19.4 million in expenses.

Commissioners are each elected to six-year terms. Commissioners are each paid $114 per day of work, but they cannot be paid more than $10,944 per year. According to the budget, they also receive benefits.

The fire department’s jurisdiction is 115 square miles and includes urban and rural areas. It has personnel and equipment at:

CKFR Administration Building, 5300 NW Newberry Hill Road, Silverdale.

Station 41 (Meadowdale), 7600 Old Military Road NE, Bremerton.

Station 42 (Island Lake), 14061 Central Valley Road NE, Poulsbo.

Station 45 (North Perry), 3725 Trenton Ave. NE, Bremerton.

Station 51 (Silverdale), 10955 Silverdale Way NW, Silverdale.

Station 52 (Olympic View), 15393 Olympic View Road NW, Silverdale.

Station 53 (Seabeck), 15543 Seabeck Highway NW, Seabeck.

Station 54 (Hintzville), 18237 NW Hintzville Road, Bremerton.

Station 55 (Lake Tahuyeh), 314 Kingsway NW, Bremerton.

Station 56 (Seabeck/Nicholas), 6470 Seabeck Highway NW, Bremerton.

Station 64 (Chico), 4065 Chico Way, Bremerton.

The department has 107 career staff members, department spokeswoman Ileana LiMarzi reported. Of that number, 86 are line personnel (including battalion chiefs, captains, lieutenants, paramedics, apparatus operators, and firefighters — all of which are EMTs). There are 20 paramedics.

Richard Walker is managing editor of Kitsap News Group. Contact him at rwalker@soundpublishing.com.