Ballot measures can be confusing, and we’ve received some questions from District 6 residents who feel a little confused over recent talk about Proposition 2. Well, Prop 2 is a Levy Lid lift measure ONLY for the Vancouver Fire Department. It’s a measure asking residents who live within coverage boundaries of the city of Vancouver […]
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Jan
Jan
It’s official: Rocky Hanes is the newest Fire Commissioner for Clark County Fire District 6. He was sworn in this morning. Rocky was born and raised in Clark County, graduating from Battle Ground High School. He and his family live in District. Rocky is a career firefighter with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, and has […]
03
Jan
Jan
A joint meeting of the Clark County Fire District 6 Board of Commissioners and the Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue Board of Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Station 151, 505 NE 179th Street, to continue discussions regarding the fairgrounds fire facility (Station 151). Click here to view the notice.
22
Dec
Dec
More than 60 freinds, family, and well-wishers showed up at Station 61 last night to say farewell to Fire Commissioner Casey Collins. After 20 years as a Commissioner at District 6, Casey is moving on. He’ll continue to be a freindly face in Hazel Dell, still running his restaurant with his wife, Sue. We […]
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Dec
Dec
For a few days every year Station 61 looks more like a food bank, bike shop, and toy store. But on Sunday volunteers will deliver all these goodies to 50 District families who need just a little help to make their holidays happen. Santa’s Posse was started by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office in 1997, […]
15
Dec
Dec
Our Administrative Assistant celebrates her first year at Clark County Fire District 6. We decided to help Katherine mark the occasion with a one-year pin, some flowers, and captured the whole event on a video camera. She liked two out of those three things.
06
Dec
Dec
Toys and gifts are starting to fill up the lobby at Station 61 as big-hearted citizens donate to Santa’s Posse, a charity toy and food drive started by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Santa’s Posse aims to help 1,200 families and 3,600 kids. All donations stay in Clark County. If you would like to donate […]
22
Nov
Nov
The results are in and we have a new fire prevention poster contest winner! Her name is Anika and she’s a student at Chinook Elementary. This years’ theme was “Every Second Counts, Plan Two Ways Out”, and over 100 students in four Vancouver elementary schools participated. There were 13 other winners in various catagories, and […]
16
Nov
Nov
The Fire Cadet program is a mix of classroom and hands-on instruction for area High School students interested in careers as first responders. Today students learned the proper use of fire extinguishers. Want to know an easy trick? Just remember the acronym “P.A.S.S”: Pull (the pin), Aim, Squeeze, Sweep. And if you’re going to replace […]
05
Nov
Nov
Social restrictions based on COVID last year prevented us from going to schools to educate students about fire prevention and safety. And while the pandemic forced us to alter how we presented our safety message this year, it didn’t stop us from visiting about 400 kindergartners in seven area schools. “We normally do part of […]