Community Disaster Response
The Need
The City of Leavenworth and the surrounding area is a small community with major emergency response challenges.
Not only has the area been identified as the Washington State community most vulnerable to wildfire, but it is also a popular tourist destination with the attendant challenges of hosting over three million visitors annually.
Your Fire Department
Chelan County Fire District 3 provides fire and rescue services to Leavenworth and the surrounding area.
We’re a small combination (part paid, part volunteer) organization that responds to over 800 calls annually. As our staffing is geared to handle routine emergencies, when a more complex emergency happens, we may need more help, even beyond the resources of neighboring departments, to manage an emergency.
The Opportunity
To expand our community’s capacity to respond to major emergencies including fires (both wildfire and structural), mass casualty incidents, and other incidents that might overwhelm our ready resources, we’re looking for:
- Reserve firefighters and medical personnel to augment staffing.
- People who can help our responder families when the responder is on-duty and unable to come home.
- People to make food to feed responders during major emergencies.
Join the Brigade!
If you’re interested in helping, sign up using the button above. Or contact Deputy Chief Andy Day for more information.
If the program is a good fit for you, we’ll direct you to register as an Emergency Worker through Chelan County to provide you with insurance coverage when mobilized.
Support the Brigade!
If volunteering isn’t right for you, but you’d still like to support this community initiative, monetary donations are welcome to help us buy personal protective equipment for reserve responders. To make a tax-deductible donation through our volunteer association:
Send a check to:
228 Chumstick Hwy.
Leavenworth, WA 98826
QR code to donate:
Payee:
Chelan County Fire District #3 Volunteer Firefighter’s Assocation
501(c)3 EIN 81-4906030
Thanks to the generous support of Gesa Credit Union for providing funding for start-up costs.