Fire Academy is tough. It is physically demanding and mentally challenging. And last week 11 firefighters graduated from our first-ever Fire Academy on District 6 soil. It’s the largest-ever graduating class of “lateral” firefighters. That means they have all been firefighters–but in other departments and districts. The Academy is a method of teaching them the […]

Dear Fire District 6 Cadets and Parents,   The past year has been difficult in so many ways.  This pandemic is weighing on everyone.  For high school students in particular, it is affecting their social-emotional as well as academic wellbeing and development.  We recognize that students and parents are struggling to balance different demands.  We […]

As much as we’d like to forget 2020, we can’t forget the stellar work performed by some of our members–and members of the community. This week we honored those people with the 2020 Fire Awards. Firefighter of The Year:  Jason Dunagan Described as a firefighter officers can rely on and trust, Jason is  a knowledgeable […]

When elected as Fire Commissioner in 2011, the Fire Station was not an unfamiliar place to Brad Lothspeich. He had already spent 29 years at Clark County Fire District 6 working nearly every job– from Firefighter to Fire Chief. “It’s a team thing, you get to work together and it’s the teamwork aspect that I […]

It was a busy night for B-Shift. After one engine company helped our neighbors to the north with an apartment fire, our other crews battled this Semi-Truck blaze off of I-5 North. Check out the video!

The following is taken from an article from “The Columbian” newspaper:   Six people were displaced and a pet was killed by a two-alarm apartment fire Thursday evening in Woodland. Clark-Cowlitz Fire & Rescue units were dispatched at 5:13 p.m. to a report of an apartment fire at 1307 Goerig St. Engine 29 arrived within […]

  One of the many ways we honor employees who’ve gone above and beyond the call of duty is by handing out Challenge Coins. The coins are handed out to members who have worked with the District for four years or more, and who have illustrated dedication to excellence in protecting and serving our community. […]

For more than 30 years we’ve been coordinating a Fire and Life Safety Poster Contest with the eight elementary schools within our district. It usually culminates with the winners being announced at a luncheon in Station 61. As you can imagine, this was a very different year, and since we weren’t able to conduct the […]