Vancouver Fire Department (Washington)

Vancouver Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Washington
City	Vancouver
Agency overview[1][2][3]
Established	January 1, 1867
Annual calls	22,484 (2011)
Employees	204 (2015)
Annual budget	$73,901,203 (2015)
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Joseph Molina
IAFF	452
Facilities and equipment[4][3]
Battalions	2
Stations	10
Engines	10
Tillers	2
Rescues	1
Tenders	3
HAZMAT	1
Wildland	2 - type 6
Fireboats	1
Rescue boats	1
Light and air	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Vancouver Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Vancouver, Washington. The department is responsible for an area of 91 square miles (240 km²) and serves a population of over 246,000 people with the highest call volume per firefighter in the state.^[3]

History

Horse drawn fire engines of the Vancouver, Washington Fire Department.

The Vancouver Fire Department was officially founded on April 1, 1867 when an ordinance was passed by the City Council organizing a fire department for the city. ^[1] The motivation for the formation of the department came in August of 1866 when a fire started in a furniture store and, in less than an hour, destroyed eight buildings were burnt to the ground.^[1]

Operations

Fireboat

In May 2014 the put into service the Discovery, a 46 feet (14 m) quick response fireboat.^[5] The fireboat was paid for through a port security grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Normally FEMA matches funds raised locally on a three to one basis, but, in Vancouver's case, FEMA waived the requirement for a local contribution to the capital costs, and paid the entire $1.6 million costs itself.^[5]

Stations and apparatus

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	Address	Engine	Truck	Chief
1	900 W. Evergreen	Engine 1	Truck 1	Battalion 2
2	400 E. 37th Street	Engine 2
3	1110 N Divine Road	Engine 3
4	6701 NE 147th Avenue	Engine 4		Battalion 1
5	7110 NE 63rd Street	Engine 5	Truck 5
6	3216 NE 112th Avenue	Engine 6
7	12603 NE 72nd Avenue	Engine 7
8	213 NE 120th Avenue	Engine 8
9	17408 SE 15th Street	Engine 9
10	1501 NE 164th Avenue	Engine 10

References

1. "History". Vancouver Fire Department. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
2. "2015-2016 Budget". City of Vancouver. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
3. "2012 Annual Report" (PDF). Vancouver Fire Department. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
4. "Stations". Vancouver Fire Department. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
5. "Vancouver's Quick Response Boat". Vancouver Fire Department. Retrieved 24 June 2015.