North Whatcom Fire And Rescue..."Semper Paratus" Proudly serving WCFD21 and WCFD4
North Whatcom Fire and Rescue provides service to 182 square miles of residential, recreational, industrial and agricultural land in Whatcom County. In the summer months the population of 44, 040 grows by 10-12,000 as visitors flock to the Semiahmoo and Birch Bay resort communities. The northern end of the district runs East from Boundary Bay and the City of Blaine in the for 36 miles along the Canadian Border. On the south we border Lake Whatcom and encompass the unincorporated NE corner of the City of Bellingham East of SR 539 and cover northern Whatcom County north of the City of Ferndale.
NWFR is a combination fire department, relying on both career and volunteer firefighters to provide fire suppression and emergency medical services. Our career firefighters are all medically trained to the level of EMT-Basic. NWFR staffs sixty full paid personnel of which forty-nine are full paid sworn combat personnel, six support personnel, and seventy-six part-paid and volunteers.
The fire district operates from thirteen fire stations with four full paid engine companies with two of those companies being crossed-staffed to ladder trucks, and one part-paid engine company.
Mission statement-
It is the Mission of North Whatcom Fire and Rescue to always be ready to protect life and property.
Vision Statement
It is the Vision of North Whatcom Fire and Rescue to Be:
An organization that strives to provide a consistent level of excellence in the provision of services to the residents and guests of the community
A progressive organization that influences and embraces change
An organization that promotes a safe, productive and healthy work environment
An organization that maintains a high level of professional development
An organization that maintains a high level of legislative/management and labor partnerships that embraces collaborative decision making
An organization that strives to provide resources and services that reflect the diverse needs of the community and environment
An organization that is a leading source for community relations, public safety education and prevention
An organization that is always preparing for future emergency needs
Values Statements-
North Whatcom Fire and Rescue embraces and strives to influence all decisions and actions by our organizational core values:
We value trust, honesty, integrity and humility
We embrace accountability and respect for all
We are committed to teamwork and dedicated to excellence
We value safety and service
