Key Information

Governance

• Formal Name: San Juan Fire Protection District #3
• Organized: 1958 under Title 52 Revised Code of Washington
• Elected Board of Fire Commissioners: Frank Cardinale (chair), Dwight Colley (vice-chair), Warren Appleton
• Board Meetings: The 2nd Tuesday each month @ 3:00PM.

see Governance page for details

District

• District Population (2021):

  • Registered Voters: 7,052
  • Permanent: 9,000 (est.)
  • Summer Effective Population: 21,000 (est.);

• District Area: 61 Sq. Miles - San Juan Island, including Town of Friday Harbor, as well as Brown, Henry, Johns, Pearl, Spieden, and Stuart Islands.

Administrative Staff

• Interim Fire Chief, EFO: Noel Monin
• Administrative Assistant: Robin K. Garcia
• Fleet Maintenance Officer: Tad Lean
• Training Officer: Karl Kuetzing

Finance (2023)

• Assessed Valuation of property within District: $5,577,964,337
• Levy rate: $0.3446727146 per $1000 assessed value
• District Funding: $1,922,572.11 from Regular Levy
• State Audit: Accountability Report 2018

see County Assessor and Governance page for details and budgets

Staff & Volunteer Responders (Jan 2022)

• Volunteer EMTs and/or Firefighters: 32

• Volunteer Support Personnel: 12

• Part Time Firefighters/EMTs: 5

• Full Time Firefighters/EMTs: 7

• EMS specific Responders:

  • 18 EMTs
  • 1 Senior EMS Instructor
  • 7 EMT Evaluators

• Total Active Members: 56

Contact

• Emergency Phone Number: 9-1-1
• Department Non-Emergency Phone Number: (360) 378-5334
• Dispatch Non Emergency: (360) 378-4151

see Contact page for details

Insurance Providers and Washington Survey & Ratings Bureau

• WSRB Report: Town of Friday Harbor: Class 6 (2020)
• WSRB Report: Unincorporated District: Class 6 (2020)
• WSRB Media Release (2020)

District Facilities & Apparatus

• Station locations:

  • Station 31: Friday Harbor (staffed 24/7)
  • Station 32: Cape San Juan
  • Station 33: Bailer Hill/Little Mnt.
  • Station 34: Sunset Point
  • Station 35: Roche Harbor
  • Station 36: Eagle Crest

• Equipment Caches: Brown, Henry, Johns, Pearl, and Stuart Islands

• Emergency Apparatus:

  • 6 - Type 1 Engines (1000 gal, 1000gpm, dump tank)
  • 1 - Quint Ladder
  • 1 - Type 3 Brush Engine
  • 1 - Type 5 Brush Engine
  • 1 - Type 6 Brush Engine
  • 1 - 2500 Gallon Water Tender
  • 1 - 2000 Gallon Water Tender
  • 1 - Light Rescue
  • 1 - 25’ Fast Response Boat
  • 4 - Command Vehicles
  • 1 - Mobile Mechanic Vehicle
  • 1 - Utility Vehicle

Response Radio Frequencies

• Dispatch “Fire South”: 155.79750
• Dispatch “Fire North”: 155.14500
• Dispatch “EMS”: 155.28000