Deputy Chief Jimmy Webb died due to occupational glioblastoma brain cancer on September 5, 2025.

Jim was a loving husband to his wife, Pam, the most devoted father to his loving children, Megan, Courtney, and Nathan, and an amazing Papa to his three grandchildren, Jack, Elliott, and Sage. Jimmy cherished his family and friends immensely. He loved Pam deeply, loved being a father and grandfather, and loved the fire service.

Jimmy was employed by the Kent Fire Department (now Puget Sound Fire) starting on April 1, 1999, and served for over 26 years before retiring June 30, 2025, holding badge #208. Deputy Chief Webb held the ranks of firefighter, engineer, captain, battalion chief, division chief, and deputy chief. In his early years as a firefighter, he was a member of the HazMat team and the ladder company, but he also spent time in training as the Training Consortium was being developed. He collaborated with Marty Hauer to establish a fitness committee and spent several years working with Mitch Snyder to get FD CARES up and running.

As a captain, Jim proposed the creation of an in-house academy to the administration and personally designed and led the initial recruit classes through a program he built from the ground up. After his promotion to battalion chief, he served for several years as a shift battalion chief, then as a division chief before returning to training, where he served as deputy chief of the South King County Fire Training Consortium. In that role, the position from which he retired, Chief Webb oversaw training for 15 different agencies, successfully unifying multiple cultures and systems into a single consortium that now provides training for nearly 1,500 personnel.

Jim’s contributions to his department were immeasurable, and his impact will be forever felt.

Prior to his fire service career, Jimmy served in the United States Navy from August 1, 1988 to May 1, 1994.

In his free time, Jimmy loved spending time with his family and friends, camping, traveling, and cheering for the Oklahoma Sooners football and softball teams, as well as playing fantasy football. Jimmy’s positive spirit, his unwavering passion for service, and his love for his family and friends have left an indelible mark in the hearts of all who knew him.

People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel. -Maya Angelou