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Encompassing 1,700mi² of land and 206,873 residents as of 2020, Benton County, located in southeastern Washington, is the 4th largest county in Washington by population and 18th largest by land area. Its county seat is the City of Prosser.

History[]

Benton County was established on March 8, 1905, being partitioned from Klickitat and Yakima Counties.

Fire Protection Districts[]

District Number Area Status Name Notes
1 Finley Active Benton County Fire District No. 1
2 Benton City Active Benton County Fire District No. 2
3 Prosser Defunct Merged with City of Prosser to form West Benton Fire & Rescue in 2015.
4 West Richland Active Benton County Fire District No. 4
5 South Prosser Active Benton County Fire District No. 5
6 Patterson Active Benton County Fire District No. 6
City of Benton City Defunct Annexed to Fire District 2.
Kennewick Active Kennewick Fire Department
Prosser Defunct Merged with Fire District 3 to form West Benton Fire & Rescue.
Richland Active Richland Fire and Emergency Services (Washington)
West Richland Defunct Annexed to Fire District 4.

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