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Clark County Fire District 6

Clark County Fire District 6 chief steps down

May 12, 2025, 4:21pm Clark County News Updated 20 hours ago

Kristan Maurer, the first woman to serve as fire chief of Clark County Fire District 6, announced her resignation Friday. Read story

Clark County firefighters, Vancouver police officers team up to train at raceway on driving techniques for responding to emergencies

March 31, 2025, 12:01pm Clark County News

It wasn’t dragsters speeding down the straightaway late Friday afternoon at Portland International Raceway. It was Clark County Fire District 6 trucks and SUVs as Vancouver police instructors taught the… Read story

Members of Vancouver’s Hazardous Materials Team get supplies before entering Northwest Packing Co. at the Port of Vancouver to respond to a toxic chemical mixture in 2022. Trainings for local hazmat teams like Vancouver's have been canceled because of the federal funding freeze, leaving fire officials concerned about readiness.

Vancouver fire officials fear for region’s readiness with hazmat trainings canceled in federal funding freeze

Members of Vancouver’s Hazardous Materials Team get supplies before entering Northwest Packing Co. at the Port of Vancouver to respond to a toxic chemical mixture in 2022. Trainings for local hazmat teams like Vancouver's have been canceled because of the federal funding freeze, leaving fire officials concerned about readiness.

March 29, 2025, 6:12am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Days before Vancouver Fire Department recruits were headed to a training center in Alabama to become certified hazmat technicians, they were notified the classes were canceled as a part of President Donald Trump’s federal funding freezes. Read story

Clark County Fire District 6 firefighters extinguish a recreational vehicle fire Friday near the Mount Vista area. Firefighters found a man dead inside, and officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

RV fire in the Mount Vista area leaves one man dead

Clark County Fire District 6 firefighters extinguish a recreational vehicle fire Friday near the Mount Vista area. Firefighters found a man dead inside, and officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

March 28, 2025, 2:36pm Clark County News

A man was found dead after firefighters extinguished a recreational vehicle fire Friday near the Mount Vista area north of Vancouver. Read story

Clark County Fire District 6 recently hosted a push-in ceremony to officially welcome the addition of its new Pierce fire engines.

Federal judge dismisses racial discrimination suit filed by Black former fire recruit against Clark County Fire District 6

Clark County Fire District 6 recently hosted a push-in ceremony to officially welcome the addition of its new Pierce fire engines.

January 10, 2025, 5:50pm Clark County News

A federal judge has dismissed a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a Black former fire recruit against Clark County Fire District 6. Read story

Seven people were displaced in an apartment fire Sunday evening on east Fourth Plain Boulevard.

Vancouver apartment fire initially reported as electrical issues

Seven people were displaced in an apartment fire Sunday evening on east Fourth Plain Boulevard.

October 21, 2024, 7:47am Clark County News

Vancouver firefighters spent  41/2 hours combatting an apartment fire Sunday night in central Vancouver. The fire displaced seven people from the complex on East Fourth Plain Boulevard. Read story

A fire broke out in an encampment in the woods nestled on a hill between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Residents and fire officials said no one was hurt.

Warming fire gets out of control in Hazel Dell homeless camp

A fire broke out in an encampment in the woods nestled on a hill between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Residents and fire officials said no one was hurt.

September 13, 2024, 2:56pm Clark County News

Kristy Salt woke up Friday to the sound of wood crackling nearby and a loud boom. Next came the heat. A fire raced through her camp, about a dozen tents and shacks nestled on a hill between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Read story

Clark County Fire District 6 is warning residents that scammers are pretending to be agency staff and charging $25 for fire extinguisher inspections.

Door-to-door scammers reportedly impersonating fire officials in Hazel Dell

Clark County Fire District 6 is warning residents that scammers are pretending to be agency staff and charging $25 for fire extinguisher inspections.

August 29, 2024, 1:45pm Clark County News

Clark County Fire District 6 is warning Vancouver residents that a group of scammers is going door to door, impersonating fire officials, and offering to “test” fire extinguishers for $25. Read story

Clark County Fire District 6 Fire Chief Kristan Maurer stands in front of a new fire engine July 13 at Station 62.

All Clark County fire, EMS levies passing in initial returns

Clark County Fire District 6 Fire Chief Kristan Maurer stands in front of a new fire engine July 13 at Station 62.

August 6, 2024, 10:25pm Clark County News

Voters approved a slew of bonds and levies for some of Clark County’s rural fire and emergency medical service agencies, according to primary election results released Tuesday. Read story

At least 10 homes were evacuated Thursday afternoon when firefighters were called to a major natural gas leak on Northwest 99th Street, directly in front of Columbia River High School. The leak reportedly happened after a contractor working on a water line project in the area accidentally punctured a gas line.

Gas leak forces evacuations on NW 99th Street near Columbia River High School

At least 10 homes were evacuated Thursday afternoon when firefighters were called to a major natural gas leak on Northwest 99th Street, directly in front of Columbia River High School. The leak reportedly happened after a contractor working on a water line project in the area accidentally punctured a gas line.

July 25, 2024, 6:33pm Clark County News

At least 10 homes were evacuated Thursday afternoon when firefighters were called to a major natural gas leak on Northwest 99th Street, directly in front of Columbia River High School. Read story