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When I started scanning in 1989 there were 35 different fire departments in Pierce County. Now almost 20 years later there are only 25 different fire departments and the number is most likely only going to get smaller.

Nick

It would be interesting to see the same comparison for King County. Does anyone know of any pending, or at least even talked about mergers in Washington State?

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Wayne
KF7FYL

There have probably been 20 or more mergers/annexations/contracts in King County in the last 20-30 years. What's also interesting to think about is how many dispatch centers there were for fire 20 years ago in King County and how many there are now.

1988
Fire Control (Bellevue)
Control 10 (Dist. 10)
Dist. 11
South Com (Federal Way)
Dist. 24 (SeaTac)
Mercer Island
Seattle
ValleyCom
Enumclaw
Vashon Island
City of Issaquah
I think Fall City and possibly Des Moines dispatched for themselves up until the late 80's too.

now
Seattle
ValleyCom
Bellevue (soon to be Norcom)
Enumclaw

Just think about all of the areas or counties that have only ONE 911 PSAP - dispatch center. Most areas still have multiple fire districts. There is NOTHING to prevent incorporation into one single countywide -- or areawide Fire / EMS District or Department or Agency / Authority. This also applys to all other types of government services like Water, PUD or School districts. Maybe a "region-wide transit district". Lots of rural counties have only one single dispatch center. The wave of the future.

I did training with some folks from Iceland. They have one 911 center for the entire country, one medical director, one set of protocols... Sure, it's not a huge population, but they're spread across a large area with lots of responding agencies.

(Yes, the building has multiple independent sets of communications gear and connections!)

A little more in depth history of Fire Department changes.

I will start with King County

Fire District #1 Duwamish First fire district in King County and State of Washington
Annexed To City of Tukwila

Fire District #2 Burien
Includes Annexed Cities of Burien and Normandy Park

Fire District #3 Lake City
Election failed

Fire District #4 Shoreline
Annexed into City of Shoreline

Fire District #5A Lake City
Annexed to City of Seattle

Fire District #5B Roosevelt
Annexed to City of Seattle

Fire District #6 Earlington
Partly annexed to City of Renton, the rest merged to Fire District #20

Fire District #7 Enumclaw/Rural
Election failed

Fire District #8 Greenwood
Annexed To City of Seattle

Fire District #9 Crown Hill
Annexed to City of Seattle

Fire District #10 Issaquah
Part of Eastside Fire and Rescue

Fire District #11 White Center(known as North Highline Fire District)

Fire District #12 Arbor Heights
Partly annexed into City of Seattle, the rest merged with Fire District #11

Fire District #13 Vashon Island

Fire District #14 Bellevue/Factoria
Service provided by City of Bellevue

Fire District #15 Redondo
Election failed

Fire District #16 Kenmore(known as Northshore Fire District)
Includes the Cities of Kenmore and Lake Forest Park


Fire District #17 Black Diamond
Service provided by Mountain View Fire and Rescue

Fire District #18 Foster
Annexed To City of Tukwila

Fire District #19 Wedgewood
Annexed to City of Seattle

Fire District #20 Bryn Mawr, Skyway, Lakeridge

Fire District #21 Mercer Island(known as Mercer Island Fire Division)

Fire District #22 Steel Lake
Merged into Fire District #39

Fire District #23 McMicken
Annexed to City of Seatac

Fire District #24 Angle Lake
Annexed to City of Seatac

Fire District #25 Kennydale
Service provided partly by City of Renton, Partly by City of Bellevue

Fire District #26
Merged with Fire District #39 to become South King Fire and Rescue

Fire District #27 Fall City

Fire District #28 Enumclaw
Joint Operation with City of Enumclaw

Fire District #29 Redmond
Election became null and void because residents of the City of Redmond voted

Fire District #30 Star Lake
Merged into Fire District #39

Fire District #31 Auburn
Service provided by Valley Regional Fire Authority

Fire District #32 Redondo
Merged into Fire District #39

Fire District #33 Woodinville
Election failed

Fire District #34 Redmond
Service provided by City of Redmond

Fire District #35 Carnation
Part of Eastside Fire and Rescue

Fire District #36 Summit/Woodinville

Fire District #37 Kent
Includes annexed City of Covington, Joint Operation with City of Kent

Fire District #38A North Bend
Part of Eastside Fire and Rescue

Fire District #38B Snoqualmie

Fire District #39 Federal Way
Merged with Fire District #26 to form South King Fire and Rescue

Fire District #40 Spring Glen
Service provided by City of Renton

Fire District #41 Kirkland

Fire District #42 Bothell

Fire District #43 Maple Valley

Fire District #44 Lea Hill(known as Mountain View Fire and Rescue)

Fire District #45 Duvall
Includes the City of Duvall

Fire District #46 Neuwakum
Merged into Fire District #44

Fire District #47 Palmer/Selleck

Fire District #48 Unknown

Fire District #49 Snoqualmie Pass
Merged with Kittitas County Fire District #5 to form King County Fire District #51

Fire District #50 Skykomish

Fire District #51 Snoqualmie Pass

City of Algona
Service provided by Valley Regional Fire Authority

City of Auburn
Service provided by Valley Regional Fire Authority

Town of Beaux Arts Village
Service Provided by City of Bellevue

Bellevue Fire Department
Provides Services to Hunts Point, Yarrow Point, Medina, City of Clyde Hill, Town of Beaux Arts Village, City of Newcastle, Fire District #14 and Fire District #25

City of Black Diamond
Service provided by Fire District #44 Mountain View Fire and Rescue

City of Bothell
Provides Service to Snohomish County Fire District #10

City of Burien
Annexed into Fire District #2

City of Carnation
Annexed into Fire District #10
Now part of Eastside Fire and Rescue

City of Clyde Hill
Service provided by City of Bellevue

City of Covington
Annexed to Fire District #37

City of Des Moines
Annexed to Fire District #26

City of Duvall
Annexed to Fire District #45

City of Enumclaw
Joint operation with Fire District #28

City of Federal Way
Annexed to Fire District #39

Town of Hunts Point
Service provided by City of Bellevue

City of Issaquah
Part of Eastside Fire and Rescue

City of Kenmore
Annexed to Fire District #16

City of Kent
Joint Operation with Fire District #37

City of Kirkland
Provided services to Fire District #41

City of Lake Forest Part
Annexed to Fire District #16

City of Maple Valley
Annexed to Fire District #43

City of Medina
Service provided by City of Bellevue

City of Mercer Island

City of Newcastle
Service provided by City of Bellevue

City of Normandy Park
Annexed to King County Fire District #2

City of North Bend
Part of Eastside Fire and Rescue

City of Pacific
Service provided by Valley Regional Fire Authority

City of Redmond
Provides Service to Fire District #34

City of Renton
Provides service to Fire District #25 and Fire District #40

City of Sammamish
Part of Eastside Fire and Rescue

City of Seatac

City of Seattle

City of Shoreline

City of Skykomish
Service provided by Fire District #50

City of Snoqualmie
Services to part of Fire District #38

City of Tukwila

City of Woodinville
Annexed to Fire District #36

Town of Yarrow Point
Services provided by City of Bellevue

Valley Regional Fire Authority
Provides services to Cities of Algona, Auburn, and Pacific and Fire District #31

Now Pierce County

City of Bonney Lake
Annexed to Fire District #22 East Pierce Fire and Rescue

City of Buckley

Town of Carbonado

City of Dupont

City of Eatonville

City of Edgewood
Annexed to Fire District #8

City of Fife
Annexed to Fire District #10 Service provided by City of Tacoma

City of Fircrest
Service provided by City of Tacoma

City of Gig Harbor
Annexed to Fire District #5

City of Lakewood
Annexed to Fire District #2

City of Milton

City of Orting
Joint Operation with District #18, operating as Orting Valley Fire and Rescue

City of Puyallup
Provides Services to Fire District #11

City of Roy
Annexed to Fire District #17

City of Ruston

Town of South Prairie
Annexed to Fire District #20 now merged with Fire District #22 East Pierce Fire and Rescue

City of Steilacoom

City of Sumner
Annexed into Fire District #22 East Pierce Fire and Rescue

City of Tacoma
Provides services to Cities of Fife and Fircrest and Fire District #10

City of University Place
Annexed to Fire District #3

City of Wilkeson
Annexed to Fire District #12 now merged with Fire District #22 East Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #1 Sumner
Merged into Fire District #22 East Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #2 Lakewood
Includes annexed City of Lakewood

Fire District #3 University Place
Includes annexed City of University Place

Fire District #4 Midland
Merged into Fire District #6 Parkland

Fire District #5 Gig Harbor
Includes annexed City of Gig Harbor

Fire District #6 Parkland/Midland
Merged with Fire Districts #7 and 9 to form Fire District #6 Central Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #6 Central Pierce Fire and Rescue
Result of merger of fire districts #6, 7, and 9

Fire District #7 Spanaway/Elk Plain
Merged with Fire Districts #6 and #9 to form Fire District #6 Central Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #8 Edgewood
Includes annexed City of Edgewood

Fire District #9 Summit/South Hill
Merged with Fire Districts #6 and #7 to form Fire District #6 Central Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #10 Fife
Includes annexed City of Fife
Service provided by City of Tacoma

Fire District #11 North Puyallup
Service provided by City of Puyallup

Fire District #12
Merged into Fire District #22 East Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #13 Browns Point/Dash Point

Fire District #14 Riverside Fire and Rescue

Fire District #15 South Pierce Fire and Rescue
Consolidated with Fire District #17, operating as South Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #16 Key Peninsula

Fire District #17 Roy
Includes annexed City of Roy, Consolidated with Fire District #15, operating as South Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #18 Orting Area
Joint operation with City of Orting, operating as Orting Valley Fire and Rescue

Fire District #20 South Prairie
Merged into Fire District #22 East Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #21 Graham Fire and Rescue

Fire District #22 Lake Tapps
Merged with Fire District #24 and annexed City of Bonney Lake to form East Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #22 East Pierce Fire and Rescue
Includes Annexed cities of Sumner and Bonney Lake

Fire District #23 Ashford/Elbe

Fire District #24 Ridge Communities
Merged with Fire District #22 to form East Pierce Fire and Rescue

Fire District #25 Crystal Mountain

Fire District #26 Greenwater

Fire District #27 Anderson Island

Make a small change:

City of Dupont
Contracts with PCFD #2

And there are some other wrinklings that should happen pretty soon, even some "contract cancelling"