"Dedicated to Providing the Highest Level of Public Safety Services to our Community"
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Fire Fact:Each year, fire kills moreAmericans than all natural disasters combined. |
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Fire Fact:Each year, fire kills moreAmericans than all natural disasters combined. |
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Benton County Fire District #1’s (BCFD#1) mission is to provide the citizens of the Fire District with fire suppression of and fire protection from hostile fires, emergency and rescue services in support of emergency medical transport agencies, and response to and management of hazardous materials incidents. BCFD#1 also responds and participates in multi-agency fire, emergency medical and hazardous materials incidents in accordance with contractual and mutually agreed commitments.
TODAY'S FIRE DANGER - LOW
Board Meeting - 3-5-2024
Benton County Fire District #1 provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, and public information to a population of about 18,600 living within the 320 square mile Fire District and to those passing through southeast Benton County on the Interstate, on the rail system or on the Columbia River.
What Does the Fire Danger System Mean in Benton County?
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FIRE |
EMS |
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2023 |
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752 |
1,109 |
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2022 |
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677 |
1,336 |
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2021 |
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876 |
1005 |
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2020 |
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671 |
950 |
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2019 |
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630 |
803 |
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2018 |
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610 |
909 |
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2017 |
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688 |
828 |
With the recent wildland fires threatening and destroying homes in our community, it is a good time to highlight the resources available to prepare your home for wildfire. Several organizations sited below have websites that offer a wealth of information. Please educate yourselves and share with others; do your part to safeguard your and your neighbor's home.
NFPA. org (https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Wildfire/Preparing-homes-for-wildfire) offers an informational fact sheet outlining wildfire risk reductions steps that can make your home safer during a wildfire:
CalFire offers great information for creating defensible space around your home. Their "readyforwildfire" website gives recommended zone distances, as well as, spacing for plants and trees and tips for fire-wise landscaping:
http://www.readyforwildfire.org/Defensible-Space/
The Department of Natural Resources outlines safety tips regarding wildfire prevention and landscaping during dry conditions:
https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-servies/wildfire/wildfire-preparedness
https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Wildfire/Preparing-homes-for-wildfire
Administrative Office: (509) 737-0911
Fire Training Center: (509) 586-7931
Maintenance Facility: (509) 734-9200
Agricultural Burn Line: (509) 783-6570
Residential Burn Line: (509) 783-6198
Benton Clean Air Agency: (509) 783-1304
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