Posts published in “Clark County Fire District 6”

Fire officials face ‘skyrocketing prices, brutal backlogs’ replacing aging vehicles in Clark County

By The Citizen on October 7, 2025

In April 2020, just one month into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vancouver Fire Department replaced one of its aging fire engines with a new rig…

16-year-old drowns in the Columbia River despite ‘herculean’ search effort, say officials

By The Citizen on August 14, 2025

A 16-year-old boy drowned Wednesday night in the Columbia River near Frenchman’s Bar, despite a “herculean” search effort from multiple area agencies. Read more… Source:…

Treacherous waters are found in every corner of Clark County; rescue resources can’t be everywhere at once

By The Citizen on July 5, 2025

In May, a group of people in their 20s were enjoying the early summerlike weather by jumping from the Everett Street footbridge between Lacamas and…

‘Service doughnuts’: Some areas in Clark County not in a fire district. What does that mean for residents?

By The Citizen on June 5, 2025

Although the official start of summer is nearly three weeks away, fire season has arrived. Daytime temperatures are expected to climb into the low 90s…

Vancouver fire officials fear for region’s readiness with hazmat trainings canceled in federal funding freeze

By The Citizen on March 29, 2025

Days before Vancouver Fire Department recruits were headed to a training center in Alabama to become certified hazmat technicians, they were notified the classes were…