Key Information

See Who We Are for our mission and values, or Our Team to meet our staff and volunteers.

Our History

San Juan Island Fire & Rescue was established in 1958 under RCW Chapter 52 as a volunteer fire department serving the rural areas of San Juan Island outside the Town of Friday Harbor. The Town of Friday Harbor had its own fire department, founded in 1909.

In 2011, Friday Harbor Fire Department merged operations with Fire District #3 through an interlocal agreement, consolidating fire services across the island under unified command.

In April 2021, voters formally annexed the Town of Friday Harbor into Fire District #3, completing the unification by bringing governance and funding under a single agency.

Today, we operate as a combination department with both career staff and volunteers, proudly serving nine islands: San Juan, Brown, Dinner, Henry, Johns, Pearl, Spieden, Stuart, and O'Neil.

Governance

  • Formal Name: San Juan County Fire Protection District #3

  • Organized: 1958 under Title 52 Revised Code of Washington

  • Elected Board of Fire Commissioners: Dwight Colley (Chair), Warren Appleton (Vice-Chair), Mike Coryell

  • Board Meetings: 2nd Tuesday each month at 3:00 PM

See Governance page for meeting details and public comment information.

District

  • District Population (2024):

    • Registered Voters: 7,200 (est.)
    • Permanent Residents: 9,300 (est.)
    • Summer Population: 21,000 (est.)

  • District Area: 61 square miles covering San Juan Island (including the Town of Friday Harbor), Brown, Henry, Johns, Pearl, Spieden, and Stuart Islands

  • Stations: 9 fire stations plus equipment caches on outer islands

  • Response Statistics: See our Incidents page for current response data

District Map
District Map

Insurance Info

San Juan Island Fire Protection District #3 has a Protection Class 6 rating from the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau (WSRB).

See Fire Insurance for station locations, equipment, and detailed WSRB information.

Administrative Staff

  • Fire Chief, EFO: Noel Monin

  • Administrative Assistant: Robin K. Garcia

  • Fleet Maintenance Officer: Tad Lean

  • Training Officer: Karl Kuetzing

Finance (2025)

  • Assessed Valuation: $6,598,811,946

  • Levy Rate: $0.70 per $1,000 assessed value (voter approved)

  • District Funding: $4,619,168 from Regular Levy

  • State Audit: Accountability Report 2022-2024 | 2016-2018

See County Assessor and Governance page for budgets and financial details.

Staff & Volunteer Responders (Dec 2025)

  • Full-Time Firefighters: 6

  • Part-Time Firefighters: 6

  • Volunteer Firefighters: 42

  • Volunteer Support Personnel: 4

  • Total Active Members: 58

Interested in joining? See our Join Us page.

Contact

See Contact page for address and additional information.