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Year Honored
2021
Honoree
Alan Basso
Title
Firefighter/EMT
Agency
Kalama Fire Department
Agency City
Kalama
Agency State
Washington
Last Call
11/27/2020
Cause of Death
11/27/2020
Biography
Alan Basso died while on-duty from a heart attack after two emergency calls. Alan had a 36-year firefighting career including five years as a seasonal firefighter with the Department of Natural Resources, one year with Washington State University, over two years with Kalama Fire as a career firefighter, 21 years as a Kalama Fire volunteer and captain and more than 21 years as a firefighter and lieutenant for the Longview Fire Department. Alan was a port commissioner at the Port of Kalama for eight years and garnered a long list of accomplishments for which he will be remembered including being the quintessential small-town guy with a heart matched only by his larger-than-life personality. He also served as a substitute teacher for Kalama School District, a part time county juvenile detention officer and a volunteer for youth fundraisers and events like the Kalama Chinooks and Operation Warm Coats for Kids. Alan loved spending time with his family and friends, WSU football, trips to Hawaii, camping, traveling and teasing the girls in the family.