Washington Fire Department Types
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) definition of department type is as follows:
| Department Type | Definition |
|---|---|
| Career | All firefighters are career / paid firefighters |
| Mostly Career | More than half of the firefighters are career / paid firefighters |
| Mostly Volunteer | More than half of the firefighters are volunteer / un-paid firefighters |
| Volunteer | All of the firefighters are volunteer / un-paid firefighters |
The information below is based solely upon fire departments that have registered with the National Fire Service Registry. If you have not registered your fire department, please do so, it is free and contributes to a complete picture of the fire services. Check out some Quick Facts from the registry.
Departments Types of Washington
Percentages are intentionally rounded for simplicity not precision, so please use them as insights only.
| County | Career | Mostly Career | Mostly Volunteer | Volunteer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | – | – | 40% | 60% | 5 |
| Asotin | – | – | 67% | 33% | 3 |
| Benton | 29% | – | 71% | – | 7 |
| Chelan | – | 17% | 50% | 33% | 6 |
| Clallam | – | 17% | 50% | 33% | 6 |
| Clark | 7% | 27% | 40% | 27% | 15 |
| Columbia | – | – | 50% | 50% | 2 |
| Cowlitz | – | 11% | 67% | 22% | 9 |
| Douglas | – | – | 25% | 75% | 4 |
| Ferry | – | – | – | 100% | 3 |
| Franklin | 20% | – | 40% | 40% | 5 |
| Grant | 12% | – | 44% | 44% | 16 |
| Grays Harbor | 11% | – | 42% | 47% | 19 |
| Island | – | 20% | 80% | – | 5 |
| Jefferson | – | 20% | 60% | 20% | 5 |
| King | 54% | 14% | 23% | 9% | 35 |
| Kitsap | 14% | 57% | 14% | 14% | 7 |
| Kittitas | – | 14% | 29% | 57% | 7 |
| Klickitat | – | – | 13% | 87% | 15 |
| Lewis | – | 9% | 36% | 55% | 11 |
| Lincoln | – | – | – | 100% | 9 |
| Mason | – | – | 69% | 31% | 13 |
| Okanogan | – | – | 33% | 67% | 12 |
| Pacific | – | – | 25% | 75% | 8 |
| Pend Oreille | – | – | 50% | 50% | 4 |
| Pierce | 21% | 18% | 46% | 14% | 28 |
| San Juan | – | – | 75% | 25% | 4 |
| Skagit | – | 20% | 33% | 47% | 15 |
| Skamania | – | – | 20% | 80% | 5 |
| Snohomish | 17% | 48% | 26% | 9% | 23 |
| Spokane | 24% | – | 47% | 29% | 17 |
| Stevens | – | – | 8% | 92% | 12 |
| Thurston | 7% | 27% | 53% | 13% | 15 |
| Wahkiakum | – | – | – | 100% | 3 |
| Walla Walla | 20% | – | 60% | 20% | 5 |
| Whatcom | 8% | – | 67% | 25% | 12 |
| Whitman | – | 6% | 12% | 81% | 16 |
| Yakima | 6% | – | 56% | 38% | 16 |
Firefighter / Personnel Numbers of Washington
Here the personnel numbers by county for volunteer and career agencies within Washington.
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Here are the fire department identifiers (FDIDs) for agencies within Washington. NFIRS FDIDs are required for submitting NFIRS reports with mutual aid or automatic aid with those departments.
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NFIRS Codes Cheat Sheet – NFIRS Coding – NFIRS Examples – FDIDs – POCs – NFIRS Transactions – NFIRS Modules – NFIRS Elements – NFIRS Rules – NFIRS Reference – NFIRS Compliant ?
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Last Updated on June 27, 2023