Yesterday morning, September 19, 2019, at approximately 0600 hours, Battalion Chief Mike Zainfeld unfortunately chose to take his own life after battling a job-related injury incurred by occupational stress.  Mike was on medical leave and not on duty at the time of this incident.  Mike was a 25 year veteran of Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, including 5 years as a volunteer and 20 years as a career firefighter.

Due to the job-related nature of Mike's situation, Cowlitz 2 personnel considers this a line of duty event.  Our concern now is to honor Mike and his service as well as taking care of his family and our personnel.