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Thank you for visiting the new Camano Island Fire & Rescue (CIFR) website!
Our fire department, also known as Island County Fire District #1, serves the entire geographical region known as Camano Island in Washington State. Although we are located on an island, we are connected to the mainland by a bridge. Just over the bridge is the City of Stanwood in Snohomish County. We cover 43 square miles with 52 miles of shoreline.
On January 1, 2006, The City of Stanwood signed an interlocal agreement with Camano Island Fire and Rescue to manage it's fire department and to provide advanced life support response and transport to the residents of Stanwood City. Due to our partnership, both departments operate effectively as one.
Combined with The City of Stanwood, our team consists of 48 career firefighters and paramedic/firefighters, over 20 part-time firefighters, approximately 35 volunteer firefighters, and 11 career administrative and support employees. We are also fortunate to have a full-time maintenance team and fabrication shop. Our main fire station is staffed with career firefighters and paramedics 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have a total of five fire stations that are also staffed with volunteer firefighters and EMT's who are committed to responding to the community's needs.
As of 2006 our resident population is estimated at 18,000, with a population of an estimated 25,000 seasonally. In 2006 CIFR responded to over 1,800 fire and medical calls, as well as technical rescue calls such as high-angle rescue and marine rescue. The City of Stanwood responded to over 1,400 calls, with a combined total of over 3,200 calls.
To work in partnership with the community and co-operating/co-responding agencies to prevent fires. To provide timely, efficient, appropriate, and safe response to operations at medical, fire, rescue, and hazardous materials emergencies, and public service incidents. To protect life, property, and the economic base of the community. To plan for/prepare for/mitigate natural disasters, and protect the environment from man made disasters. And to provide innovative and cost efficient operation to the taxpayers of the district while addressing the service needs of our patrons through caring, well trained, properly equipped, and highly motivated personnel. 
A community resource dedicated to public service since 1945.