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About[]

Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 2 operates as the S.E. Thurston Fire Authority (SETFA).

Area Served[]

S.E. Thurston Fire Authority provides fire and emergency medical services  to the approximately 35,850 residents within the department's 129 square mile service area in southwestern Thurston County including the Cities of Yelm and Rainier, Lawrence Lake and McIntosh Lake, the more rural areas of Four Corners and Vail, and large amounts of forested land. The department also uniquely serves the entire Skookumchuck Wind Farm and the eastern half of the Skookumchuck Reservoir.

Interlocal Agreements[]

S.E. Thurston Fire Authority is part of a countywide mutual aid agreement, allowing Fire & EMS agencies in Thurston County to request aid from one another for large fires or emergencies.[1]

S.E. Thurston Fire Authority and East Olympia Fire District 6 maintain 3 interlocal agreements;

  1. Training Resource Collaboration[2]
  2. Shared Facilities & Grounds maintenance member[3]
  3. Inter-agency volunteer sharing[4]

Additionally, SETFA maintains an agreement with EOFD6 and South Thurston Fire & EMS to share a training captain employed by SETFA.[5]

Department Profile[]

S.E. Thurston Fire Authority is staffed by 30 full-time firefighters/EMS personnel, and 15-20 volunteers. The department operates from 2 stations, responding to approximately 4,000 calls per year.

Facilities[]

  • Fire Station 21: Career staffed
  • Fire Station 22: Unstaffed, used for storage of reserve apparatus
  • Fire Station 23: Unstaffed, used for minor apparatus maintenance and miscellaneous storage
  • Fire Station 24: Career staffed
  • Fire Station 25: Unstaffed, no apparatus
  • Fire Station 26: Unstaffed, leased out privately

Fleet[]

Currently, the S.E. Thurston Fire Authority fleet consists of;

  • 5 Engines (2 front-line, 2 reserve, 1 parade)
  • 1 Tender
  • 3 Aid units (2 front-line, 1 reserve)
  • 2 Brush units
  • 1 Fire Marshal unit
  • 1 Chief unit
  • 3 Utilities
  • 1 Maintenance unit

Governance[]

S.E. Thurston Fire Authority is governed by a board of 6 elected fire commissioners, who appoint and oversee the Fire Chief, among other tasks such as strategic and budgetary planning. The 6 commissioners are divided among 3 sub-regions;

  • Sub-region 1: Rainier & McIntosh Lake
  • Sub-region 2: West Yelm & Vail
  • Sub-region 3: East Yelm & Lake Lawrence

History[]

On August 18, 2009, voters rejected a proposition for the merger of Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 2 (Yelm) and Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 4 (Rainier), and the City of Yelm with a combined 1,663 "yes" votes and 1,675 "no" votes.[6] The same proposition was approved by voters on February 9, 2010 with 2,070 "yes" votes and 2,019 "no" votes,[7] Resulting in the formation of the S.E. Thurston Fire Authority on July 1st, 2010.[8] Fire District 4 had previously contractually consolidated with Fire District 2 under the S.E. Thurston Fire & EMS name. The City of Yelm had previously contracted services from Fire District 2.

Fire Stations[]

Station Number Station Name Address In Service Notes
21 Yelm 709 Mill Road SE, Yelm 2010-present Former Fire District 2 Station 21.
22 Lake Lawrence 17213 153rd Avenue SE, Yelm 1975-2009 Former Fire District 2 Station 22. The mobile home that was added in 1992 and training tower were demolished in 2017. The station is currently stores non-response apparatus.
23 Mosman 17311 Hannus Road SE, Yelm 1976-2003 Former Fire District 2 Station 23. Closed prior to merger due to a lack of volunteers and volunteer resident quarters. This station is currently used for storage of non-response apparatus and houses minor apparatus maintenance equipment.
24 Rainier 12506 133rd Avenue SE, Rainier 2010-present Former Fire District 4 Station 41.
25 McIntosh Lake 14847 Military Road SE, Rainier 1977-2006 Former Fire District 4 Station 42. Closed prior to merger due to a lack of volunteers.
26 Vail 17044 Muskrat Drive SE, Rainier 1978-2006 Former Fire District 4 Station 43. Closed prior to merger due to a lack of volunteers. Leased out privately to Bell & Bell Garage Doors.

History Map[]

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Apparatus Roster[]

  • All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
  • Shop numbers in brackets after unit assignment.
  • Vehicle Identification Numbers denoted by VIN#
  • Washington license plate denoted by WA#.

Fire Station 21 (Yelm) (Headquarters) - 709 Mill Road Southeast, Yelm[]

Built 1994 / 4 Personnel + Admin

S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 21 Apparatus Bays

Fire Station 21

  • Engine 21 (132) - 2015 Pierce Velocity (1500/850/30A) (SN#28394) (VIN#4P1BAAGF1FA015543) (WA#A8611C)
  • Tender 21 (130) - 2009 Kenworth T300 6x4 / Fouts Brothers wetside (750/2500) (VIN#2NKMHN9X79M239521) (WA#86427C)
  • Brush 21 (244) - 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 / Northend Truck / UPF / FD-built Type 6 (120/350/10A) (VIN#1GBJK34F3YF422713) (WA#07760C)[9]
  • Aid 21 (141) - 2022 Ford F-550 4x4 / Horton Type I (VIN#1FDUF5HT2NDA03344) (WA#D3212C)
  • Chief 21 (139) - 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD (VIN#1FM5K8ABXLGA19807) (WA#C9671C)
  • Fire Marshal 21 (144) - 2025 Ford F-150 Police Responder 4x4 w/ ARE cap (WA#E2335C)
  • Aid 24 (Spare) (135) - 2019 Ford F-550 4x4 / Horton Type I (VIN#1FDUF5HT3KDA12582) (WA#C7064C) (Ex-Aid 21)
  • Engine 212 (Spare) (115) - 2004 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-SFO MFD SilverFox (1500/1000) (SN#20291) (VIN#44KFT428X4WZ20291) (WA#66383C) (Ex-Engine 24)[10]
  • Unit 104 (Utility) - 1997 Ford F-350 4x4 / Harbor walk-around (VIN#1FDKF38G6VEB45415) (WA#C9674C) (Ex-East Olympia Fire District 6)
  • Unit 126 (Utility) - 2007 Ford Expedition SSV (VIN#1FMFU16557LA72503) (WA#B4391C) (Ex-Chief 21)[9]
  • Unit 129 (Utility) - 2008 Ford Expedition SSV (VIN#1FMFU16558LA76598) (WA#83523C)[9]
  • Unit 140 (Utility) - 2021 Ford F-150 4x4 w/ ARE cap (WA#D3210C) (Ex-Fire Marshal 21)
  • Unit 256 (Maintenance) - 2022 Ford F-350 / Knapheide walk-around (WA#D5296C) (Ex-Unit 142)

Fire Station 22 (Lake Lawrence) (Storage) - 17213 153rd Avenue Southeast, Yelm[]

Built 1975 / Unstaffed

Out of Service[]

SE Thurston Fire Authority Station 22

Fire Station 22

  • Engine 222 (102) - 1986 Pemfab Sovereign / E-One (1750/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (SN#4891) (VIN#1PGBE9KM4GRNZ3106) (WA#39786C)[9]
  • Aid 22 (Spare) (131) - 2014 International TerraStar TA005 / Horton Type I (VIN#1HTJSSKK2EH765957) (WA#B4625C) (Ex-Aid 212)
  • Brush 24 (123) - 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 / ProTech flatbed / Buyers Products / 2015 UPF Defender / 2016 FD-built Type 6 (120/300/10A skid) (SN#131186) (VIN#3D6WH46A27G823457) (WA#78873C) (Ex-Brush 21) (Second configuration)[9]

Fire Station 23 (Mosman) (Maintenance) - 17311 Hannus Road Southeast, Yelm[]

S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 23

Fire Station 23

Built 1976, expanded 1982 / Unstaffed

  • Interstate 5'8' flat deck lawn maintenance trailer

Fire Station 24 (Rainier) - 12506 133rd Avenue Southeast, Rainier[]

Built 2006, expanded 2009 / 2 Personnel

Rainier Station 24

Fire Station 24

  • Engine 24 (143) - 2023 Rosenbauer Commander EXT (1500/750/30A) (SN#15543) (Placed in service 5/31/2024)
  • Engine 242 (Spare) (128) - 2008 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-Spectr MFDxl-12 (1500/1300/25A) (SN#21237) (VIN#44KFT42818WZ21237) (WA#83524C) (Ex-Engine 24, ex-Engine 21)[9]

Retired Apparatus[]

  • 2007 Dodge Ram 4x4 / Protech flatbed / Buyers Products / Darley brush (120/340/10A)[9] (First configuration, rebuilt with a CET skid in 2016)
  • 2007 Ford E-450 / North Star ambulance (Ex-Aid 24, Ex Aid-21)
  • 2003 Ford E-450 / North Star ambulance (WA#63471C) (Ex-Aid 22)[10]
  • 1996 Freightliner FL 70 / Pierce Responder pumper (1250/750) (SN#EA-189-02) (Ex-Engine 25)[10]
  • (103) - 1996 Freightliner FL 70 / Pierce Responder pumper (1250/750) (SN#EA-189-01) (VIN#1FV6HJCB1VH847094) (WA#39783C) (Ex-Engine 242, ex-Engine 212)[10] (Surplussed Apr. 2024)

Pending Deployment[]

  • Brush 24 (145) - 2025 Ford F-550 XL 4x4 / Outback Fire Apparatus / UPF / Buyers Products Type 5 (?/400)

Future Plans[]

  • Tenative plans are to put out a bond issue in February of 2026 which, if approved, will be used to add crew quarters onto Fire Stations 22 & 24, with the existing mobile home at Fire Station 24 being relocated to Fire Station 25. Apparatus will also be purchased to furnish Fire Stations 22 & 25 as neither contain active apparatus.
  • Establish a Battalion Chief position on January 1, 2026. (Unit #140, formerly Fire Marshal 21, will become Battalion 21.)

External Links[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Thurston County Auditor's Office (2005). Interlocal Agreement For Mutual Aid For Firefighting and Emergency Medical Services (File #3734453). Recorded May 25, 2005. EagleWeb.
  2. ↑ Interlocal Agreement Between S.E. Thurston Fire Authority and Thurston County Fire District #6 (EOFD6); Training Program Coordination. Accessed May 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ Interlocal Agreement Between S.E. Thurston Fire Authority and Thurston County Fire District #6 (EOFD6); Facilities and Grounds Maintenance. Accessed May 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ S.E. Thurston Fire Authority and East Olympia Fire District 6 Volunteer Share Program. Accessed May 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ Interlocal Agreement for Training Captain. Accessed May 4, 2024
  6. ↑ Primary Election Results, Thurston County Election Archive. Accessed Aug. 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ Special Election Results. Thurston County Election Archive. Accessed Mar. 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ Washington State Auditor’s Office (2011). Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 4 (Rainier Fire Department) Accountability Audit Report. Report #1006924 (Page 7). November 3, 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Ex-Fire District 2
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Ex-Fire District 4

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