Thank you for visiting Camano Island Fire & Rescue's(CIFR) website!
Camano Island Fire and Rescue is dedicated to providing exceptional customer service to our community. In order to do so we are undertaking a number of very exciting projects from facilities construction to new equipment and apparatus to partnerships with other public service agencies. To keep up to date with will all the latest District news please see our Press Releases as well our updated Facilities and Equipment Bond page. Please come back often to check out progress. Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July! Please check our Fireworks Page for information on celebrating legally and safely!
The Island County Sheriff's Office has instituted a Burn Ban for Island County
Effective 8:00 AM July 1, 2009.
- No outdoor burning of Natural Debris - Even with a permit.
- Recreational / cooking fires allowed only in approved fire pits.
View the Public Notice HERE.
AUGUST 18th ELECTION WILL DETERMINE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY SERVICE
ON CAMANO ISLAND
Read the Press Release
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 its 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. Two of our fire station are staffed with career firefighter paramedics and/or firefighter/EMT's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have a total of five fire stations that are also staffed with volunteer and part-time firefighter/EMT's who are committed to responding to the community's needs.
As of 2008 our resident population is estimated at 18,000, with a population of an estimated 25,000 seasonally. In 2008 CIFR responded to 3,545 fire and medical calls, as well as technical rescue calls such as high-angle rescue and marine rescue. The City of
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.