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 (1867-01-01)
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
Not to be confused with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services.

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 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

Main article: Discovery (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 RoadEngine 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 AvenueEngine 10

References

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