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Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue

Technical rescue team saves climber who fell 25 feet at Beacon Rock

March 15, 2024, 7:32am Clark County News

The Washington state Region 4 technical rescue team saved a rock climber who fell off a rock wall and  suffered a traumatic injury at Beacon Rock State Park on Thursday,… Read story

Clark County’s first responders keep their cool in face of icy conditions

January 19, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

The chains on the tires of Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Slav Pavlenko’s patrol SUV clanked against the pavement Thursday afternoon as he drove down Highway 99. Read story

Firefighters carry a hose into a burning house Wednesday during a Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue training exercise in Ridgefield. For seven new firefighter/paramedics, the training marked their last exercise before graduating from the fire academy and joining the agency&rsquo;s ranks.

Ridgefield firefighters train to take the heat as donated house burnsvideo icon

Firefighters carry a hose into a burning house Wednesday during a Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue training exercise in Ridgefield. For seven new firefighter/paramedics, the training marked their last exercise before graduating from the fire academy and joining the agency&rsquo;s ranks.

December 20, 2023, 6:04pm Clark County News

As smoke billowed from an upstairs window of a house in Ridgefield, dozens of firefighters were already there. This fire was intentionally set. Read story

Voters to decide commissioners for Clark County fire district boards

October 26, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Voters will decide Nov. 7 who will serve as commissioners on several Clark County fire district boards. Read story

Battalion Chief Jason Leavitt, left, and Division Chief Ben Peeler take a moment to check in at the Jenny Creek Fire near La Center on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023.

Jenny Creek Fire near La Center a lesson for Clark County; fast moving blazes a danger

Battalion Chief Jason Leavitt, left, and Division Chief Ben Peeler take a moment to check in at the Jenny Creek Fire near La Center on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023.

September 2, 2023, 6:13am Clark County News

Columbia River Gorge communities aren’t the only ones coming to terms with increasing fire danger in the wildland-urban interface. Read story

Firefighter Michael Hickey works at the scene Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023, after a blaze destroyed a primary residence and surrounding structures on the same property near La Center on Wednesday night. The incident sparked a significant brush fire that prompted evacuation warnings well into the north county community.

Jenny Creek Fire north of La Center now 90 percent containedvideo icon

Firefighter Michael Hickey works at the scene Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023, after a blaze destroyed a primary residence and surrounding structures on the same property near La Center on Wednesday night. The incident sparked a significant brush fire that prompted evacuation warnings well into the north county community.

August 17, 2023, 6:00pm Clark County News

Small plumes of smoke rose from the blackened rubble of a house fire that spread to the wildland behind it the night before. Ash fell on firefighters walking between the remnants of vehicles, barn walls and furniture caked in ash. A large patch of brush across the road from the… Read story

No one hurt in early morning house fire in Proebstel neighborhood

June 24, 2023, 2:49pm Clark County News

No one was injured in an early Saturday morning structure fire in the Proebstel neighborhood in east Vancouver. Read story

Filing week for the August primary in Clark County runs through Friday (iStock.com)

Late flurry of candidates closes out filing week for fall Clark County elections

Filing week for the August primary in Clark County runs through Friday (iStock.com)

May 19, 2023, 7:17pm Clark County News

Friday marked the final day of filing week for local primary races in Clark County with a flurry of last-second additions to the ballot. As of 5 p.m., 19 more candidates filed for their respective races. Read story

Firefighters work at the scene as a two-alarm fire heavily damages a building May 25, 2022, at the Interstate Business Center in Hazel Dell.

2022 was hot for Vancouver, Clark County fire agencies

Firefighters work at the scene as a two-alarm fire heavily damages a building May 25, 2022, at the Interstate Business Center in Hazel Dell.

May 14, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Despite a slight dip in the number of fires statewide, last year was a busy one for local fire agencies and the deadliest fire year in the state in the past decade. Read story

Sheriff: Driver arrested after crashing stolen car, foot chase in Orchards

April 27, 2023, 11:25am Clark County News

Officers arrested a man they say drove away from them multiple times Wednesday night before crashing a reportedly stolen car and leading them on a foot chase in Orchards. Read story