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Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office gets $201K FEMA grant

April 17, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

A federal agency is giving the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office a $201,000 grant for fire prevention and safety. Read story

Portion of Vancouver homeless camp ‘The Swamps’ cleared after fire

March 9, 2023, 6:23pm Clark County News

After a fire last week scorched part of a houseless encampment in east Vancouver, the Washington State Department of Transportation is clearing out that side of the encampment for good. Read story

Scorched belongings remain at The Swamps homeless encampment after a fire early Friday morning at the intersection of N.E. 107th Avenue and N.E. 53rd Street in Vancouver's North Image neighborhood.

Blaze scorches portion of Vancouver homeless camp ‘The Swamps’

Scorched belongings remain at The Swamps homeless encampment after a fire early Friday morning at the intersection of N.E. 107th Avenue and N.E. 53rd Street in Vancouver's North Image neighborhood.

March 3, 2023, 6:03pm Clark County News

Drew Fish, a resident at a homeless encampment in east Vancouver, awoke Friday in the middle of the night to the sound of propane tanks exploding. Read story

Contributed photo courtesy of the city of Camas Cliff Free, the Camas-Washougal Fire Department?s interim fire chief since March 2022, will move into the role of permanent CWFD fire chief on Nov. 1, 2022.

Camas mayor chooses Cliff Free to lead Camas-Washougal Fire Department

Contributed photo courtesy of the city of Camas Cliff Free, the Camas-Washougal Fire Department?s interim fire chief since March 2022, will move into the role of permanent CWFD fire chief on Nov. 1, 2022.

October 30, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

The Camas-Washougal Fire Department has a new fire chief. Camas Mayor Steve Hogan announced last week that he has selected interim Fire Chief Cliff Free to fill the role on a permanent basis. Read story

Local children help Vancouver and Clark County officials cut the ceremonial ribbon at Saturday's grand opening for the city's new Fire Station 11.

Vancouver’s new Fire Station 11 opens

Local children help Vancouver and Clark County officials cut the ceremonial ribbon at Saturday's grand opening for the city's new Fire Station 11.

October 22, 2022, 6:01pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Fire Department and Clark County Fire District 5 celebrated the grand opening of the city’s new Fire Station 11 on Saturday. The station will help serve residents in the Orchards-Sifton area of the county. Read story

Camas-Washougal Fire Department firefighter Trevor Guay shows off a fire truck to a group of kids in June 2022 at Hellen Baller Elementary.

Consultants say Camas, Washougal should reshape firefighting partnership

Camas-Washougal Fire Department firefighter Trevor Guay shows off a fire truck to a group of kids in June 2022 at Hellen Baller Elementary.

June 26, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

A little more than seven months have passed since consultants reviewing the Camas-Washougal Fire Department informed local city officials that the partnership that merged both cities’ fire departments in 2013 “has too many gaps to represent a sustainable model moving forward.” Read story

Vancouver Fire Department Capt. Heidi Parr stands in front of her engine at Fire Station 2. Parr leads the first all-female crew in the department's 150-year history. The hope is that this crew formation becomes less unusual as the department diversifies its workforce, Fire Chief Brennan Blue said. Out of the Vancouver Fire Department's 178 frontline firefighters and captains, only 10 are women.

Vancouver Fire Department forms its first all-female crew

Vancouver Fire Department Capt. Heidi Parr stands in front of her engine at Fire Station 2. Parr leads the first all-female crew in the department's 150-year history. The hope is that this crew formation becomes less unusual as the department diversifies its workforce, Fire Chief Brennan Blue said. Out of the Vancouver Fire Department's 178 frontline firefighters and captains, only 10 are women.

March 31, 2022, 6:01am Clark County News

After more than 150 years of existence, the Vancouver Fire Department just formed its first all-female crew — and it wasn’t entirely planned. Read story

Fire District 5 votes to put levy lift on ballot

March 17, 2022, 6:01am Clark County News

The Clark County Fire District 5 Board of Fire Commissioners voted unanimously to ask voters to lift the department’s levy in the Aug. 2 primary election. Read story

Vancouver Fire Chief Brennan Blue has presented the framework for how improvements to his department's emergency services will unfold in the coming years. In 2022, staff plan to finish constructing and staffing Station 11, hire more firefighters, assemble two squads, and strategize the relocation of Station 6, shown above.

Vancouver fire chief: Let’s get to work

Vancouver Fire Chief Brennan Blue has presented the framework for how improvements to his department's emergency services will unfold in the coming years. In 2022, staff plan to finish constructing and staffing Station 11, hire more firefighters, assemble two squads, and strategize the relocation of Station 6, shown above.

March 3, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Three weeks after Vancouver voters approved Proposition 2, a tax hike to improve fire services, Vancouver Fire Chief Brennan Blue is asking the Vancouver City Council for supplemental funding to begin implementing changes promised to voters. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Vancouver Fire Department levy ahead

(The Columbian files)

February 8, 2022, 9:50pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Fire Department’s fire and emergency services may receive about $15 million annually in property taxes with preliminary voter approval of Proposition 2. Read story