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The Board of Fire Commissioners meet on the third Monday of each month. The next regular Board of Fire Commissioners meeting will take place on Monday, December 19th at 1:00 p.m. Meeting Documents and access information for all meetings can be found here. Board meetings will be held online via Zoom and in-person at Station […]

With the resignation of Rex Chadwell, the Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking candidates to fill an unexpired term. The Board will conduct a public process including advertising, interviewing, and selecting a candidate to fill the seat by December 23rd, 2022. The selected candidate will serve as an appointed commissioner on the board through December 2023,

The Board of Fire Commissioners appointed new commissioner, Rex Chadwell, at a special meeting of the District on Monday, September 12th, 2022. Rex fills Seat #2 and will fulfill the unexpired term through December 2023, at which point a public election will be held for public vote for the remainder of the term. Chadwell has

The Orcas Island Board of Fire Commissioners will present a Resolution during the September 19th 5:30 p.m. regular meeting to change the time of the regular monthly meeting. The Board currently meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month. After discussion during the July 18th and August 15th meetings, the Board will move the meetings

Orcas Island Fire and Rescue is seeking applicants for an immediate full-time Firefighter-EMT opening, and is continuing to accept applications for the positions of Per Diem Firefighter Paramedic and Per Diem Firefighter EMT.  In addition, OIFR will consider volunteer experience in lieu of career experience for the Firefighter EMT positions. Up to 0.5 years of

Did you know there are three separate air resources for emergency medical transport from the islands? These include Airlift Northwest, Island Air, and LifeFlight.  These agencies are membership-based agencies and we highly encourage households to obtain memberships with all three. We utilize all three membership companies to transport patients. The decision for which company to

The Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking candidates to fill an unexpired term. The Board will conduct a public process including advertising, interviewing, and selecting a candidate to fill the seat by September 18th, 2022. The selected candidate will serve as an appointed commissioner on the board, with a public election taking place in the

The Board of Fire Commissioners appointed new commissioner, Leith Templin, at a special meeting of the District on Thursday, March 24th, 2022. Leith fills Seat #1 and will fulfill the unexpired term through December 2023, at which point a public election will be held for public vote for the remaining two years of the term

The Board of Fire Commissioners is seeking candidates to fill an unexpired term. The Board will conduct a public process including advertising, interviewing, and selecting a candidate to fill the seat by May 2nd, 2022. The selected candidate will serve as an appointed commissioner on the board, with a public election taking place on the

Orcas Island Fire and Rescue has full-time openings for Firefighter-Paramedic and per diem openings for Firefighter-EMT and Firefighter-Paramedic.  We are a rural, combination, all-hazards department serving the community and visitors of Orcas Island. Orcas Island is located in the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State. Spanning 57 square-miles, the island varies in