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Buy smart. Charge safely. Recycle right. These three simple steps can help protect your home and family from lithium-ion battery fires. Lithium-ion batteries power most of the tech tools we have in our homes, from cell phones to headphones to e-bikes. If you can recharge it, it probably uses a lithium-ion battery. The focus of … Read more

We’re rolling out a new online form to make it simpler for community members to request Camano Fire public education visits or event participation. Use this request form to ask for Camano Fire participation in community events, school public education presentations, speaking requests, fire station visits, or other community activities. We offer fire and life … Read more

The nonprofit Medic One Foundation recently announced the establishment of a dedicated Camano Island Fire & Rescue Fund to support lifesaving emergency care on the island. “The Medic One Foundation has a long history of supporting local emergency care,” Fire Chief Jason Allen said. “We’re grateful that the Foundation sees the value of expanding its … Read more

Camano Island Fire & Rescue is currently seeking proposals from qualified software vendors for Human Resource Information System solutions and implementation services. Interested vendors can review the district’s full Request for Proposals [PDF] online. As a growing agency with increasingly complex workforce management requirements, the district is looking for a way to streamline administrative processes, … Read more

Join Camano Fire for National Night Out this August at Terry’s Corner.

Ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day Camano Island voters will decide in the Aug. 5 primary election whether to renew Camano Island Fire & Rescue’s emergency medical services (EMS) levy. If approved, the measure would restore the EMS levy rate to $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value—the same rate previously … Read more

The Island County Sheriff’s Office has put a Type 2 burn ban in place restricting all outdoor burning in Island County. The Type 2 burn ban begins at 4 p.m. Friday, July 18. Call 911 to report burn ban violations to the Island County Sheriff’s Office. During a Type 2 Burn Ban, you CANNOT: Use propane-fueled … Read more

Camano Fire is seeking quotes for the construction of temporary sleeping quarters inside the Mabana fire station from interested contractors. UPDATE: Camano Fire will issue an addendum on Thursday, July 17, to answer questions regarding the scope of work. Please submit any questions to emailed to Maintenance Manager Jay Jacks – jjacks@camanofire.com – by noon … Read more

Long-awaited overnight staffing will start at the Mabana fire station late this summer, once construction is complete on temporary living quarters. 

June 18, 2025 “I’m most comfortable when I’m working.” That statement – from Camano Fire’s next Assistant Chief – is an apt reflection of how Aaron Fields has approached his career in the fire service. Fields is a 25-year veteran of Seattle Fire and well-known in the fire industry as the founder of Nozzle Forward. … Read more