Mission Statement
The mission of CCFD5 is to improve the quality of life of our citizens by progressively providing a highly trained, customer oriented emergency response service and to respond effectively to disasters and hazards to life and property.
Cowlitz County Fire District #5 is a combination fire and emergency medical services department operating out of three stations and covering the Kalama area including Industrial and rural areas surrounding Kalama. A three member Board of Commissioners oversees the District. Currently, the District has eight full time employees: Fire Chief, 3 Paramedics, 3 Firefighter-EMT's, 1 District Secretary and 1 part time Administrative Assistant. At this time 24 volunteers complete our ranks.
The District shares a boundary with Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue on the North, Cowlitz District #1 on the South and East and the West boundary is the Columbia River.
We respond to mitigate over 800 emergency incidents annually in a 62.5 square mile area and serve a population of just over 5,357 residents with a large industrial community.
Our department provides fire control and prevention services, public education, emergency medical services, vehicular rescue, marine fire control and rescue, technical low to high angle rope rescue and confined space rescue.
Our fire and EMS operations are entirely self sufficient through tax revenues and user fees and operate without special levies or bond issues.
We currently operate three class 1 fire engines, one medium rescue, two tenders, two advanced life support ambulances, two brush engines, one technical rescue trailer, a foam trailer, one fire boat, one support vehicle, and two command units. Fire personnel are trained at either the Washington State Firefighter I or equivalent level.
We are licensed by the State of Washington as an advanced life support trauma verified service.
