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Through a partnership with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, East Jefferson Fire Rescue is offering one-on-one wildfire mitigation assessments of your property at no cost.
EJFR personnel will guide you through a series of recommendation for reducing the risk of wildfire impacting your home with a comprehensive written report provided via email. Guidelines include how to protect your home in each of the three home ignition zones by reducing combustible materials, preventing ember entry and ignition, reducing ladder fuels, and ongoing vegetation management.
To sign up for your free wildfire assessment, visit www.wildfireready.dnr.wa.gov.
East Jefferson Fire Rescue is proud to join with emergency service agencies around the county, state, and nation in recognizing Community Risk Reduction Week from January 20-26, 2025.
Community Risk Reduction (CRR) is a process to identify and prioritize local risks, followed by the integrated and strategic investment of emergency response and prevention resources to reduce their occurrence and impact, and to build healthy, safe, and resilient communities. CRR Week is meant to raise awareness among the community and within the fire service about the role of CRR in making our communities and emergency service personnel safer.
In 2023, fire service agencies in east Jefferson County responded to 8,042 calls for service, including 157 fire-related calls, and 5925 medical calls. Most fire-related and many medical calls for service are preventable with an integrated CRR program.
EJFR is very pleased to have tremendous community support from local, county, and state partners in developing programs to address the risks faced in the district. These programs utilize any combination of the following fire prevention strategies:
In May 2024, EJFR launched a Community Risk Division to enhance and expand prevention programing. As we move into 2025, EJFR is expanding and developing programs that align with these strategies including wildfire prevention, fire extinguisher training, smoke alarm installations, fall prevention education, business code inspections, comprehensive training for career and volunteer firefighters, and the deployment of new apparatus and equipment.
A proclamation recognizing Community Risk Reduction Week as an opportunity to make the community safer was read and approved by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners meeting on January 13, 2025.
Join us in uptown Port Townsend for a day of Firefighter Fun & Games! In celebration of Fire Prevention Week EJFR will be showcasing our skills with demonstrations and even letting the crowd get involved! No RSVP required – all are welcome to attend.
In 2022 EJFR celebrated 150 years of fire service to our community! Since then, we’ve decided to mark Fire Prevention Week with a Fire and Rescue Fest highlighting EJFR’s unique skills and abilities with an event that all-ages can participate in and enjoy.
SEE YOU THERE!
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Join us in downtown Port Townsend for a day of Firefighter Fun & Games! In celebration of Fire Prevention Week EJFR will be showcasing our skills with demonstrations and even letting the crowd get involved! No RSVP required – all are welcome to attend.
In 2022 EJFR celebrated 150 years of fire service to our community! Since then, we’ve decided to mark Fire Prevention Week with a Fire and Rescue Fest highlighting EJFR’s unique skills and abilities with an event that all-ages can participate in and enjoy.
SEE YOU THERE!
Jefferson County is developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). It is imperative to the process that we hear the communities’ thoughts and concerns. Please complete this survey and pass on the link to your friends and neighbors.