Clark County, Washington

About[]

Encompassing 629mi² of land and 503,311 residents as of 2020, Clark County, located in southwestern Washington, is the 3rd largest county in Washington by population and 38th largest by land area. Its county seat is the City of Vancouver.

History[]

Vancouver County was established on August 8, 1845, being renamed to "Clarke County" later that year upon establishment of Lewis County. Named for explorer William Clark, Clarke County's extraneous 'e' was removed in 1925, resulting in the present name of "Clark County".

Fire Protection Districts[]

District Number	Area	Status	Name	Notes
1	Washougal River	Defunct	Clark County Fire Protection District No. 1	Merged with Fire District 9 in May of 2006.
2	Woodland	Defunct	Clark County Fire Protection District No. 2	Merged with Clark County Fire Rescue in 2017.
3	Battle Ground	Active	Clark County Fire District No. 3
4	Sifton	Defunct		Merged with Fire District 5 in 1988.
5	Northeast Vancouver	Active	Clark County Fire District No. 5	Contracts services from Vancouver Fire Department.
6	Northwest Vancouver	Active	Clark County Fire District No. 6
7	Fern Prairie	Never Formed		Election held on April 30, 1957, rejected by voters with 149 "yes" votes to 118 "no" votes.
8	North Lincoln	Never Formed		Election held on June 11, 1957, rejected by voters.
9	Fern Prairie	Active	East County Fire & Rescue	Formed 1960. Renamed following merger of Fire District 1 into Fire District 9 in 2006.
10	Amboy	Active	Clark County Fire District No. 10
11	Battle Ground	Defunct	Clark County Fire Protection District No. 11	Renamed to "Clark County Fire & Rescue" following merger with Fire District 12. Renumbered to Fire District 15 following annexation of the City of Woodland.
12	Ridgefield	Defunct	Clark County Fire Protection District No. 12	Merged with Fire District 11 in 2008, forming Clark County Fire & Rescue.
13	Yacolt	Active	Clark County Fire District No. 13
14	La Center	Defunct	Clark County Fire Protection District No. 14	Merged with Fire District 12 in February 2001.
15	Clark-Cowlitz	Active	Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue	Formed following annexation of the City of Woodland into Fire District 11 in 2020.
	City of Battle Ground	Defunct		Annexed to Fire District 3 in 2020.
	City of Camas	Defunct	Camas Fire Department	Merged with Washougal Fire Department to form Camas-Washougal Fire Department.
	City of La Center	Defunct		Annexed into Fire District 12 in February of 1998.
	City of Ridgefield
	City of Vancouver	Active	Vancouver Fire Department
	City of Washougal	Defunct	Washougal Fire Department	Merged with Camas Fire Department to form Camas-Washougal Fire Department.
	City of Woodland	Defunct		City largely located in Cowlitz County. Annexed into Clark County Fire & Rescue in 2020.
	Cities of Camas and Washougal	Active	Camas-Washougal Fire Department
	Town of Yacolt	Defunct		Annexed to Fire District 13 in 2007.