Fire
Mission Statement
Our mission is the protection of life and property, and to reduce the frequency and magnitude of personal trauma and property loss. To effectively mitigate the known and unknown emergencies that will occur.
Goals necessary to fulfill this mission:
- Promote protection of life and property through an aggressive planned program of safety and code enforcement.
- Provide a safe working environment for both our employees and the patrons we serve.
- Train our personnel to ensure their ability to safely and efficiently stabilize life and property threatening incidents.
- Promote department spirit, morale and a discrimination free, harassment free, workplace.
- Provide and maintain the equipment necessary to minimize loss of life and property due to known and unforeseen emergencies.
About Our Department
The Selah Fire Department consists of the City of Selah and Yakima County Fire Protection District Number 2, totaling approximately 65 square miles. The combined population of the City and District is approximately 20,300. The Department responds to an average of 70% EMS calls and 30% fire-related calls.
- 2017 - 1552 calls for service.
- 2018 - 1700 calls for service.
- 2019 - 1694 calls for service.
- 2020 - 1596 calls for service.
- 2021 - 1789 calls for service.
- 2022 - 2064 calls for service.
- 2023 - 2049 calls for service.
- 2024 - 2254 calls for service.
The department maintains 24 pieces of equipment out of 4 stations, which are shown on this page.
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As I am sure most of you are aware, there are a lot of wildfires in southern California that are causing a ton of devastation and affecting many lives. While we at the Selah Fire Department do not have any personnel helping with the fires, our heart goes out to all those who have been displaced.
We also think that this is a good time to reflect on our wildland fire season, which will be coming around again sooner than we would like. We want to remind everyone that preparation plays a huge role in preventing wildfires and can help mitigate risk around our homes and properties. If you have any questions about how you can make your property more resistant to wildfires, please visit the Wildfire Ready website.
Stay safe and take care of each other!
