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EMS System Evaluation for Island County Fire District #3, Final Report

STRATEGIC PLAN:  At the February 8, 2007 regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners the Strategic Plan was approved by the Board.  The plan is a tool that provides the District the ability to develop the planning needs for the future.  To review the plan click on this link. 

 

FEMA AWARDS A $147,246 SAFER GRANT TO

ISLAND COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #3

SEATTLE –April 12th 2008, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $147,246 ‘Staffing-for-Adequate-Fire-and-Emergency-Response’ (SAFER) grant to the Island County Fire District #3. Nationally, the fiscal year (FY) 2007 AFG awards, which will be distributed in phases, will ultimately provide over $490 million to fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations throughout the country.

 

FEMA TO PRESENT A $269,155 GRANT TO ISLAND COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #3

SEATTLE—Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Regional Administrator Dennis Hunsinger will present a fire grant check for $269,155, as part of FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, to the Island County Fire District #3 on Whidbey Island, on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 3 p.m.  The presentation will be made at the Fire Station at 5535 Cameron Road in Freeland. 

 

FOURTH-OF-JULY Information:

ISLAND COUNTY, AS IN THE PAST, ONLY "SAFE" FIRE WORKS ARE LEGAL. THIS MEANS "NO PROJECTILE" FIRE WORK ARE PERMITTED IN ISLAND COUNTY. 

This is a message from the King & Pierce County office of emergency management. This is a on-demand video about 4th of July safety.

  1. Fireworks — What is the connection between fireworks and emergencies and disasters. Find out the dangers from fireworks and what is legal and illegal in King County. Watch the video. (You will need the free RealOne Player software (external link) installed on your PC to watch the video.) This is a 30 minute television show about State & Local laws relating to fireworks.

 

Key Information about the District (6-1-07)

Organized: 1950 under Title 52 Revised Code of Washington
Elected Board of Fire Commissioners: Bob Elliot, Mike Helland, and Dennis Webster (District Secretary Paula Schuler)
 Personnel: 73 Volunteers – 58 FF or FF/EMT and 15 EMT only 7 Part-time Firefighters/EMTs
 Administrative Staff: Chief Dan Stout
Assistant Chief/Special: Services Paul Busch
 Deputy Chief/Resource Manager: Mike Cotton
 Deputy Chief/Training: Jon Beck
Administrative Assistants Paula Schuler and Vicki Lange
Emergency Phone Number: 9 1 1
Radio Frequency:      Channel 1 = 154.430   Channel 2 = 154.75
Dispatch:        I-COM
Board meets:  2nd Thursday each month, 7:00pm, Cameron Road Station
District Area: - 66 Sq. Miles, 54 Miles of shoreline
Station locations: #31-Freeland, #32-Clinton, #33-Maxwelton, #34-Langley, #35-Saratoga, #36-Bayview
Personnel Assignment: 14 members per station (Max.) EMS only Personnel: 20 Members
 District Population: Permanent =14,000 Seasonal = 16,500 (est.) 9,940 Registered Voters
 Assessed Valuation of property within District: $3,567,145,341.22
District Funding:       Regular tax levy
Levy rate:       $0.56861 per $1,000 of assessed value
Emergency Apparatus:         9 Engines and 5 Water Tenders.  The District also operates 1 Medical Support Vehicle, 1 Light-Rescue, 3 EMS Response Vehicles, 1 Rescue Boat, 1 personal watercraft, 3 support vehicles, 3 utility vehicles, and 5 staff vehicles.
 Total Pumping Capacity:     11,250 GPM from rated engines and 3,000 GPM from rated tenders.
WSRB Fire Insurance Rating:  Class 7, with hydrant credit on residential structures.

 

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