Cliff was born and raised in Forks, WA.  He worked in mills, operated heavy equipment building roads and then, logged for ten years.

 

He was married and has four kids, ages 24 to 34.  One child is still in college.  Cliff enjoys having five grandchildren.

 

Cliff attended the Police Academy in Burien and in his words, “Yes, pepper spray sucks.”  With 28 years in the fire service, he has served on the Hazardous Materials team and the Urban Search and Rescue team.  He currently is a certified fire investigator and performs Fire Inspections and Investigations in the City of Puyallup.

 

In his off time, Cliff enjoys deer hunting and anything related to the outdoors.