Scout Night at VRFA

Save the Date for Scout Night at the Fire Station: Nov. 13


This annual event is open to all scouting/adventure groups and will take place Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at VRFA Station 33 in Lakeland Hills, 500 182nd Ave. E. Auburn, WA 98092.…

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Female Injured After Driving Down Embankment

Female Injured After Driving Down Embankment


On August 22, 2019 VRFA crews responded to a report of a vehicle down an embankment. On arrival at Lake Tapps Parkway and East Valley Highway crews discovered a vehicle with one female driver…

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Smoke Alarms Alert Residents of Fire

Smoke Alarms Alert Residents of Fire


At 2:55 p.m. on August 15, 2019 VRFA and South King Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to a residential fire in the 32000 block of 58th Avenue South on Auburn’s west hill. First arriving crews…

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Dark Smoke Training

Four Displaced by Mobile Home Fire


A family of four has been displaced by a fire that severely damaged their mobile home on July 14. The fire occurred at 5:37 p.m. in the 400 block of V Pl. SE. No one was injured in the fire and the…

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Upton and Olson Retire

Assistant Fire Marshal Upton and Deputy Chief Olson Retire


Two long-time employees of the VRFA have retired. Assistant Fire Marshal Larry Upton spent 37 years in the fire service and Deputy Chief Kevin Olson served 28 years. See Larry's full press release.…

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Wildland team hill climbing

VRFA Encourages Homeowners to Prepare for Fires in the Wildland-Urban Interface


Each year, wildland fires consume homes in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), or areas where homes are built near and/or among lands prone to wildland fire. This year, according to a report by the…

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A group of people standing next to a swimming pool being rescued by the Fire Department from Valley Regional Fire Authority.

VRFA Presents Life Saving Award to Jenni Pritchard


Deputy Chief Dave Larberg presented the VRFA's Life Saving Award to Jenni Pritchard, Morgan Madding and Auburn Police Officer Damon Hewin for their actions, which resulted in the successful…

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