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Vancouver Fire Department

Out of the fire into the heat: Vancouver firefighters don’t get a break when temperatures soar

September 6, 2024, 12:43pm Clark County News

As Vancouver Fire Engine 1 drove the streets of downtown Vancouver on Thursday afternoon, its crew remarked on the emptiness of the usually bustling sidewalks. Read story

Driver in critical condition after car rolls on Highway 14 in east Vancouver

July 30, 2024, 7:54am Clark County News

A driver was seriously injured and burned in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on state Highway 14 in east Vancouver. Read story

Water sprays out of cannons on the front of Vancouver Fire Boat 1 on Monday on the Columbia River. In the 10 years the department has had the boat, development along Vancouver&rsquo;s waterfront has increased the need for the emergency response vessel.

Vancouver Fire Boat 1 can do it all: Search and rescue, firefighting and medical emergencies

Water sprays out of cannons on the front of Vancouver Fire Boat 1 on Monday on the Columbia River. In the 10 years the department has had the boat, development along Vancouver&rsquo;s waterfront has increased the need for the emergency response vessel.

July 27, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

As members of the Vancouver Fire Department cruised down the Columbia River aboard Fire Boat 1, they remarked on how much has changed about the city’s waterfront in the 10 years since the agency acquired the emergency response vessel. Read story

Robb Milano, Emergency Medical Services Division chief, adds a dose of Narcan to a medical kit at Vancouver Fire Department headquarters. The Vancouver Fire Department has launched a new leave-behind Narcan program. Narcan overdose prevention kits are provided to any individual who receives overdose treatment from Vancouver first responders.

Vancouver Fire Department sees slight drop in overdoses with new Narcan leave-behind program

Robb Milano, Emergency Medical Services Division chief, adds a dose of Narcan to a medical kit at Vancouver Fire Department headquarters. The Vancouver Fire Department has launched a new leave-behind Narcan program. Narcan overdose prevention kits are provided to any individual who receives overdose treatment from Vancouver first responders.

July 18, 2024, 3:34pm Clark County Health

In 2023, the Vancouver Fire Department responded to one to two overdoses a day on average, according to the department. Read story

A firefighter stands near the back patio of a burned apartment unit June 11 at the site of a three-alarm fire at the Erica Village apartment complex in Hazel Dell. Regional fire officials are sounding the alarm over a disturbing trend at the start of summer: a rash of destructive fires at multifamily buildings.

Spike in apartment fires alarms officials in Southwest Washington, Oregon

A firefighter stands near the back patio of a burned apartment unit June 11 at the site of a three-alarm fire at the Erica Village apartment complex in Hazel Dell. Regional fire officials are sounding the alarm over a disturbing trend at the start of summer: a rash of destructive fires at multifamily buildings.

June 26, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

Regional fire officials are sounding the alarm over a disturbing trend at the start of summer: a rash of destructive fires at multifamily buildings. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania speaks with Clark County first responders about their child care needs at Vancouver City Hall on Thursday morning.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez hosts roundtable with first responders to discuss child care access

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania speaks with Clark County first responders about their child care needs at Vancouver City Hall on Thursday morning.

June 20, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County News

First responders face exceptional difficulties accessing child care. In Clark County only about 23.59 percent of child care needs are being met, according to the state Department of Children, Youth & Families. Read story

The Vancouver Fire Department has launched a new program wherein anyone treated for an opioid overdose is given a Narcan overdose prevention kit.

Rapid response: Vancouver Fire Department launches leave-behind Narcan program

The Vancouver Fire Department has launched a new program wherein anyone treated for an opioid overdose is given a Narcan overdose prevention kit.

June 14, 2024, 4:27pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Fire Department hopes to prevent repeat opioid overdoses by handing out free, two-dose Narcan nasal spray kits. Read story

Contributed by Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue
Rescue team members cautiously guide a stranded swimmer across the Washougal River on Saturday. It was the first of two water rescues Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue would be called to over the weekend.

Trio of weekend water rescues throughout Clark County a reminder of cold-water dangers

Contributed by Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue
Rescue team members cautiously guide a stranded swimmer across the Washougal River on Saturday. It was the first of two water rescues Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue would be called to over the weekend.

June 10, 2024, 6:18pm Clark County News

A trio of weekend water rescues should serve as a reminder of the dangers local rivers and lakes pose this time of year. Read story

Burglars used an ignitable liquid to start a fire inside Charlie&rsquo;s Sports Bar &amp; Grill, according to the Vancouver Fire Marshal&rsquo;s Office.

Charlie’s Sports Bar & Grill in east Vancouver closes after burglary, arson

Burglars used an ignitable liquid to start a fire inside Charlie&rsquo;s Sports Bar &amp; Grill, according to the Vancouver Fire Marshal&rsquo;s Office.

June 7, 2024, 5:32pm Clark County News

Charlie’s Sports Bar & Grill has experienced a fair share of burglaries. Read story

A fire at Lincoln Place left a person with severe burns Thursday morning.

Fire at Lincoln Place in downtown Vancouver injures resident

A fire at Lincoln Place left a person with severe burns Thursday morning.

May 23, 2024, 5:18pm Clark County News

One person was hospitalized for severe burns after a fire early Thursday morning at Lincoln Place apartments in downtown Vancouver. Read story