Camas–Washougal Fire Department

Camas–Washougal Fire Department (CWFD)
Operational area
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clark
City	Camas; Washougal
Address	616 NE 4th Avenue; Camas, WA 98607; (headquarters)
Coordinates	45°35′12″N 122°24′07″W / 45.58674°N 122.40184°W
Agency overview
Annual calls	4998 (2021)
Annual budget	$12,506,692 (2021)
Fire chief	Cliff Free
Motto	"Working toward a safer community"
Facilities and equipment
Battalions	1
Stations	3
Engines	5 (3 front line and 2 reserve)
Ambulances	4
Wildland	4
Rescue boats	2
Website
	official website

The Camas–Washougal Fire Department (CWFD) is a fire department providing fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to both the city of Camas and Washougal, Washington. CWFD is the only fire department in Clark County to have dedicated EMS instead of using AMR.^[2]

Fire department merger

In 2013 the city governments of Camas and Washougal agreed to combine their two fire departments into one to eliminate unnecessary coasts, devise more effective fire prevention techniques, improve training, lower response time, and generally improve emergency services.^[3] Camas agreed to take on 60 percent of the costs, with Washougal taking on 40 percent.^[3]^[4]

In recent years, according to Washougal officials, the city could not afford to pay their 40 percent of the costs for staffing increases deemed necessary by fire department leaders for the two cities' population growth.^[4]^[5]

Stations and apparatus

Fire station number	Location	Address^[6]	Apparatuses^[2]
41 (HQ)	Downtown Camas	616 NE 4th Avenue Camas	1 engine 2 medic units^[a] 1 brush 1 battalion^[b]
42^[c]	Undeveloped area	4321 NW Parker Street Camas	2 engines^[d] 1 medic unit^[b] 2 brush
43	Downtown Washougal	1400 A Street Washougal	2 engines^[d] 1 medic unit 1 brush

Notes

^ One of the medics cross-staffed with personnel from another unit in that station
^ ^a ^b Cross-staffed with personnel from another unit in that station
^ Fire department training facility
^ ^a ^b One of the engines is a reserve

References

^ "Fire". cityofwashougal.us. City of Washougal. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2021 Annual Report" (PDF). cityofcamas.us. Camas-Washougal Fire Department. 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Interlocal Agreement Between the Cities of Camas and Washougal for the Formation and Operation of the Camas-Washougal Fire Department. City of Camas & City of Washougal. December 4, 2013. p. 3.
^ ^a ^b Moyer, Kelly (2024). "Camas and Washougal agree to extend fire agreement". The Columbian. Clark County, Washington. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ Flanagan, Doug (2023). "Washougal bumps up fire funding in 2024 budget". Camas-Washougal Post-Record. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ "Camas-Washougal Fire Department". cityofcamas.us. City of Camas. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[7] One of the medics cross-staffed with personnel from another unit in that station

[cross_staffed-8] Cross-staffed with personnel from another unit in that station

[9] Fire department training facility

[reserve-10] One of the engines is a reserve

[washougal_fire-1] "Fire". cityofwashougal.us. City of Washougal. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[2021annualreport-2] "2021 Annual Report" (PDF). cityofcamas.us. Camas-Washougal Fire Department. 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[agreement-3] Interlocal Agreement Between the Cities of Camas and Washougal for the Formation and Operation of the Camas-Washougal Fire Department. City of Camas & City of Washougal. December 4, 2013. p. 3.

[2024kelly-4] Moyer, Kelly (2024). "Camas and Washougal agree to extend fire agreement". The Columbian. Clark County, Washington. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[2023flanagan-5] Flanagan, Doug (2023). "Washougal bumps up fire funding in 2024 budget". Camas-Washougal Post-Record. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[cityofcamas-6] "Camas-Washougal Fire Department". cityofcamas.us. City of Camas. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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