Wednesday marked a historic day for King County. Mountain View Fire and Rescue (MVFR) in Auburn appointed Dawn Judkins as its new fire chief. Making her the first woman in King County's history to have the position. Dozens of people showed up to Wednesday’s Change of Command ceremony held at Fire Station 96. The ceremony not only honored Fire Chief Greg Smith for his over 30 years of service but also appointed Judkins, 51, as the new MVFR chief. Chief Judkins said it's been a long road to get where she is today. "I'm happy to be the first one, I hope I'm there for the next one, which will be soon,” said Chief Judkins. “I've done a lot in my career to get to this point." She started her firefighting career in her 30s and worked at the Tukwila Fire Department for 16 years before she started working at her current station, MVFR, for the past 2 1/2 years. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/first-woman-fire-chief-king-county/281-bd72cb6d-228e-4fed-b117-bdae919486b3