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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 ihttp://www.wildfireready.dnr.wa.govn 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:

• Education: Increasing awareness and understanding in the community by providing information to foster improved safety, including safe cooking practices, fall prevention, and fire extinguisher training.
• Engineering: Making changes to the physical environments we use every day. For example, smoke alarm installations, child car seats, and fire sprinkler systems.
• Enforcement: Improving fire and life safety through enforcement of local and state fire codes.
• Economic Incentives: The use of financial incentives, both positive and negative, to improve safety. Negative incentives include the risk of fines, when necessary, while positive incentives highlight financial benefits of compliance.
• Emergency Response: Some risks can only be mitigated by enhancing our current emergency response capabilities and resources.

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.

• Tour your local, and some antique fire apparatus
• Participate in some firefighting games such as the bucket brigade and “make and break” competitions
• Watch a live firefighting demonstration – this year we’ll feature an antique horse-drawn fire pump, modern technical rescue skills and kitchen safety
• Enter the Creative Coloring or Art Contest – winners announced during the Fest and printed in the PT Leader the following week
• Learn to “Plan Your Escape” in the event of a fire by practicing in Jefferson County’s Fire Safety Trailer
• Meet EJFR and other local emergency response partners
• Pick up some EJFR SWAG! Commemorative T-shirts, coins, fire markers, mugs and sweatshirts available for purchase

SEE YOU THERE!

NFPA Fire Prevention Week

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.

• Tour your local, and some antique fire apparatus
• Tour a helicopter – weather permitting, our partners at Airlift Northwest & Life Flight will be landing at Memorial Field
• Participate in some firefighting games such as the bucket brigade
• Watch a live firefighting demonstration – this year we’ll feature EJFR’s Ladder Truck, ‘Ladder 1’
• Tour the Jefferson County Historical Museum – adjacent to our event and free for attendees
• Enter the Creative Coloring & Art Contest – winners announced during the Fest and printed in the PT Leader the following week
• See the State Fire Marshals Fire Sprinkler Trailer
• Learn to “Plan Your Escape” in the event of a fire by practicing in Jefferson County’s Fire Safety Trailer
• Meet EJFR and other local emergency response partners
• Pick up some EJFR SWAG! Commemorative T-shirts, coins, fire markers, mugs and sweatshirts available for purchase

SEE YOU THERE!

NFPA Fire Prevention Week

ARE YOU READY FOR WILDFIRE?

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.

East Jefferson Fire Rescue provides a combined CPR and AED course designed specifically for laypeople. This course teaches “hands only” CPR and is an excellent choice for both community and workplace settings. This course is intended for individuals who do not work in the healthcare field but desire to have CPR knowledge and skills.

Firefighters and paramedics will provide attendees with instruction on performing CPR and using an AED. No course completion cards will be issued, but students will get ample opportunity to practice and ask questions. Our next public class will be scheduled in Spring 2025. The classes are held at 6pm at Station 6, 9193 Rhody Dr, Chimacum. Registration is required.

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