Serving the community with Honor, Integrity & Pride

Serving the community with Honor, Integrity & Pride

EMS LEVY RENEWAL

South Pierce Fire & Rescue funds daily emergency service operations with two voter-approved levies. The Fire Levy is capped at $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The levy for emergency medical services (EMS) is capped at $0.50 per $1,000.

Voters renewed the EMS Levy in 2019, and it expires at the end of 2022. SPFR is asking voters to renew the EMS levy at the same amount of $0.50 per $1,000 on the August 2, 2022, ballot.

EMS is the emergency service our community relies on the most. In 2021, SPFR responded to 3,228 calls – 79% of which were EMS-related. Since 2019, overall call volumes have increased 29%.

Our EMS levy funds the highest level of emergency medical service available, called Advanced Life Support (ALS), with highly trained Paramedics. That means you or a loved one are receiving the highest standard of emergency care from the time we arrive on scene and all the way to the hospital.

The EMS levy is not a new tax. It costs the owner of a $450,000 home $225 per year ($18.75 per month) for a 24-hour Paramedic response. Funding from the levy is used for ambulances, emergency personnel, training and certifications, medical equipment, and supplies.

South Pierce Fire & Rescue’s levy that provides for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) will expire at the end of the year. Here is a list of questions you may have about the EMS levy renewal. Feel free to send us others to add to the list at twernet@spfr.org. Thank you!

EMS LEVY FAQS

BURN BAN EFFECTIVE

Effective Friday July 15th, 2022 to Friday September 30th, 2022

MISSION STATEMENT

Protect lives, property, and the environment through effective response, compassionate service, and community involvement.

VISION

By promoting growth and professionalism, we will:

  • Ensure personnel have quality training and tools for effective job performance
  • Continually work to earn the respect and support of the community and fire service
  • Foster and maintain a labor/management relationship where collaborative decisions are made
  • Promote and maintain a healthy and safe work environment
  • Honor our traditions while embracing change
  • Commit to supporting the professional development of career and volunteer members
  • Welcome radical transparency 
  • Be good stewards of department resources
View Our Strategic Plan

CORE VALUES

Through honor, integrity, and pride, we shall conduct ourselves with:

Selflessness

Concerned more with the needs of others than one’s self (mentorship, compassion).

Passion

The desire and willingness to go above and beyond the community’s expectations (excellence).

Fortitude

Strength of mind, courage, moral strength, overcoming fear (integrity).

Respect

Feeling of deep admiration for someone and/or something (ownership, honest communication).

Public Records and Forms

Request for Public Records (RCW 42.56)

Please fill out the form below. Click here for the PDF version.

  • To assist us in answering your request accurately and promptly, please identify the records you wish to inspect by referring to a specific title, name, identification number and/or description. If copies are needed, please indicate which file(s) you would like copied. There may be a fee for copying.

Request Public Records Online
Request Public Records PDF
Request Medical Records PDF

Public Records Officers

Fire Chief Todd Wernet

Public Records Officer
PO Box 898
Eatonville, WA 98328
Email: PublicRecords@spfr.org
Phone: 253-847-4333
Fax: 253-533-9082

Financial Officer Rebecca Nason

Public Records Officer
PO Box 898
Eatonville, WA 98328
Email: PublicRecords@spfr.org
Phone: 253-847-4333
Fax: 253-533-9082

Honor, Integrity and Pride in all we do

South Pierce Fire and Rescue No. 17 is a dynamic department staffed by exceptionally well-trained and dedicated fire and EMS professionals proudly providing the very best in emergency response services to the following communities: 

  • Town of Eatonville

  • City of Roy

  • Clear Lake

  • Harts Lake

  • Lacamas

  • La Grande

  • McKenna

  • Ohop 

  • Unicorporated Roy

  • Unincorporated Eatonville

2022 First Aid/CPR Schedule

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, class sizes are limited to 10 and masking/distancing will be required.

Wednesday, March 30th

5pm – 9pm

Sunday, June 12th

1pm – 5pm

Saturday, August 27th

8am – 12pm

Saturday, November 5th

8am – 12pm

First Aid/ CPR courses are $40 for residents and non-residents.

If you are interested in signing up for a course, please contact us at cpr@spfr.org or (253) 847-4333.

Be sure to include:

  • The full name of each registered student
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Class preference

SPFR provides Fire and EMS to a 140 square mile district with a population of approximately 25,000 in Roy, Lacamas, Harts Lake, McKenna, and unincorporated Eatonville area of Washington State. Volunteer firefighters serve alongside career firefighters as members of engine companies or medic/aid units.

SHIFT VOLUNTEERS may reside anywhere in the area and are assigned one of three rotating shifts. These volunteers choose 36 hours of required duty time per month to work their shifts at one of our four fire stations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • 18 Years of age by time of hire
  • Acceptable driving record/Clean criminal background check
  • Good physical condition 

TRADITIONAL VOLUNTEERS reside within the Fire District and respond from home to an assigned fire station for alarms. These volunteers also participate in the Shift Volunteer Program and must choose 24 hours of required duty time per month to work their shifts at on of our fire stations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • 18 years of age by time of hire
  • Acceptable driving record/Clean criminal background check
  • Good physical condition
  • Reside within South Pierce Fire District boundaries

WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME.

Volunteer Firefighter Information Request Form

For more information contact Assistant Chief Turner at (253) 847-4333. 

Mailed inquiries should be directed to:

South Pierce Fire and Rescue #17
Attn: Chief Turner
5403 340th Street East
Eatonville, WA 98328

Or submit your information request via our online form below.  

Do you wish to volunteer or give back to the community?

In the event of an emergency,

please call 911 for immediate emergency assistance.

You may email any questions or concerns that you may have. Please allow 24 business hours for a response.