VRFA BLOG

Read about current VRFA events, incidents and announcements.

Wildland Urban Interface Home Project – Week 3

It's week three of our Wildland Urban Interface Home Project of the Week Campaign. Here's a quick recap of the projects in week one and two: Week 1: Declutter - move anything that can burn (wood, trash, etc.) away from your home. Week 2: The Roof -…

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Firefighter's wildland interface home project of the week.

Wildland Urban Interface Home Project – Week 2

We hope you had an opportunity to declutter your yard last weekend while the weather was dry. If you missed week one, it is available on our website https://www.vrfa.org/2021/05/wildland-urban-interface-home-project-of-the-week-campaign-week-1/…

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A firefighter standing in front of a fire truck.

VRFA Firefighter Neil Pedersen Retires

In the 36 years Neil Pedersen has been a firefighter, he has witnessed his fire department grow from one station to five, worked one of the largest fires in Auburn history, and beaten down cancer. He has worked many sleepless nights and responded to…

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Valley Regional Fire Authority's Rescue Operation for Wildland Urban Interface Home Project of the Week Campaign.

Wildland Urban Interface Home Project of the Week Campaign – Week 1

It’s week 1 of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Project of the Week Campaign. In 2018, the year before we launched this campaign, we responded to 154 brush/vegetation type fires. In 2019, the first year of the WUI campaign, that number dropped to…

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Covid testing and vaccination sites offered by the Fire Department.

COVID-19: King County Test Sites & Vaccination Info

COVID-19 RESOURCESNOTE: The VRFA does not offer COVID testing/vaccination services at any of our fire stations. We have compiled the following list of resources for your convenience.…

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Third Annual Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Project of the Week Campaign

May 1st is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. We learned last year that wildfires are a threat here in Western Washington. To prepare our communities for fire season, we are going beyond tomorrow’s one-day event. Today we are launching our third…

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