Started at UAF:
Deputy Fire Chief 2023-present
Educational and/or Career Background:
Scott Raygor has been named deputy chief of the University Fire Department. Raygor
is a 28-year veteran of the fire service, and will officially begin the role on Dec.
3.
Raygor graduated from the California Maritime Academy in May of 1994. He graduated
with a B.S. in Business Administration and a Third Mates (unlimited) License. While
at the Maritime Academy, he got his first introduction to marine shipboard firefighting.
Raygor and his wife, Wendi (UAF Alum 1999), came to Fairbanks in July 1995 to start
his career at the Fairbanks Fire Department. During his 28 years there, he served
in every rank within the department. In April of 2022, he was named chief of the department.
During his tenure, Raygor was a strong advocate for labor in Fairbanks serving 25
years on the Executive Board for IAFF 1324. His last six years on the Executive Board
were spent as union president.
Raygor has been a fire service instructor for most of his career. For UAF Community
and Technical College, he taught Rescue I and II, Strategy and Tactics, and Apparatus
Design to hundreds of UAF students. Raygor has taught vehicle extrication around the
state. He, along with Chief Davis, Chief Chambers, and Chief Coone developed the Rapid
Intervention Teams curriculum and standards for the State of Alaska. This earned them
the William Hagevig Fire Instructor of the Year award in 2005.
Raygor is very active in the community, spending many years on the Fairbanks Central
Labor Council, and holding a seat on the governor’s Alaska Safety Advisory Council.
The Raygor family are avid soccer fans, and Scott served on the Fairbanks Youth Soccer
and Alaska Youth Soccer board of directors. His last three years on the AYSA board
were as its president.