Lewis County, Washington

About[]

Encompassing 2,403mi² of land and 82,149 residents as of 2020, Lewis County, located in southwestern Washington, is the 17th largest county in Washington by population and 13th largest by land area. Its county seat is the City of Chehalis.

History[]

Lewis County was established on December 19, 1845, being partitioned from Vancouver District (later Clarke County).

Fire Protection Districts[]

Fire District	Area	Status	Department Name	Notes
1	Onalaska	Active	Lewis County Fire District 1 (Washington)
2	Toledo	Active	Toledo Fire Department (Washington)
3	Mossyrock	Active	Mossyrock Fire & EMS
4	Morton	Active	Lewis County Fire District 4 (Washington)
5	Napavine	Active	Newaukum Valley Fire Rescue
6	Chehalis	Active	Lewis County Fire District 6 (Washington)
7	Vader	Defunct	Lewis County Fire District 7 (Washington)	Merged with Cowlitz County Fire District 4, forming Cowlitz-Lewis County Fire District 20.
8	Salkum	Active	Salkum Fire Department
9	Mineral	Active	Mineral Fire & Rescue
10	Packwood	Active	Packwood Fire Department
11	Pe Ell	Active	Lewis County Fire District 11 (Washington)
12	Fords Prairie	Defunct	Lewis County Fire District 12 (Washington)
13	Boistfort	Active	Boistfort Fire Department
14	Randle	Active	Randle Fire & EMS
15	Winlock	Active	Winlock Fire and Rescue
16	Doty-Dryad	Active	Lewis County Fire District 16 (Washington)
17	Paradise	Active	Lewis County Fire District 17 (Washington)
18	Glenoma	Active	Lewis County Fire District 18 (Washington)
19	High Valley	Defunct	Lewis County Fire Protection District No. 19 (Washington)	Merged with Fire District 10 in 1987.
20		Active	Cowlitz-Lewis Fire District 20 (Washington)	Formed by merger of Lewis County Fire District 7 and Cowlitz County Fire District 4.
48	City of Chehalis	Active	Chehalis Fire Department (Washington)
99		Active	Riverside Fire Authority (Lewis County, Washington)
	City of Centralia	Defunct	Centralia Fire Department (Washington)	Merged with Fire District 12 to form Riverside Fire Authority in 2008.
	City of Morton	Defunct	Morton Fire Department	Annexed to Fire District 4.
	City of Mossyrock	Defunct	Mossyrock Fire Department	Annexed to Fire District 3.
	City of Napavine	Defunct	Napavine Fire Department	Annexed to Fire District 5.
	City of Toledo	Defunct	Toledo Fire Department	Annexed to Fire District 2 in 1986.
	City of Vader	Defunct	Vader Fire Department	Annexed to Fire District 7.
	City of Winlock	Defunct	Winlock Fire Department	Annexed to Fire District 15 in 1993.
	Town of Pe Ell	Defunct	Pe Ell Fire Department	Annexed to Fire District 11.