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Read about current VRFA events, incidents and announcements.
COVID-19: King County Test Sites & Vaccination Info
Please see the list below of COVID-19 updates, local resources, and information about testing/vaccination sites in or near Auburn. Please be aware that the Valley Regional Fire Authority does not offer testing/vaccination services at any of our fire…
VRFA Fire Marshal Karen Stewart Retires
After 30 years on a career path with a constant upward trajectory, Valley Regional Fire Authority Fire Marshal Karen Stewart has decided to retire. Karen's lifelong career goal was to become a teacher.  Karen attended Western Washington University,…
VRFA Firefighter Swanson Retires
After a 30-year career in the fire service, Firefighter David Swanson looks back on the day that started it all. “I was fifteen years old and headed down the wrong road when a friend invited me to a meeting of youth Fire Explorers. I watched the…
VRFA Firefighter Highley Retires
Thirty-seven years after his first day as a firefighter, Will Highley has decided to retire. Highley began his career in Parkland, Washington, and after six years there, applied with, and was hired by the Auburn Fire Department, now VRFA. In his…
Apartment fire displaces twelve
Twelve residents are displaced after a fire damaged their apartments at 1200 H St. SE on Friday, January 15, 2021. Six second-story units, as well as two businesses located on the first floor, were damaged in the fire, which began just after 8……
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