NWFR was formed December 7, 2006, from a vote to merge Whatcom County Fire Protection District #3 and Whatcom County Fire Protection District #13. In January 2007 the fire district officially changed their name to Whatcom County Fire Protection District #21 and operates as North Whatcom Fire and Rescue.
NWFR formed a functional consolidation with Whatcom County Fire Protection District #4 on July 1, 2011.
NWFR is a combination fire department, relying on both career and volunteer firefighters to provide fire suppression and emergency medical services. Our career firefighters are all medically trained to the level of EMT-Basic.
The Fire District operates from 11 fire stations with four full paid engine companies with two of those companies being cross-staffed to ladder trucks, and one part-paid engine company. Fire District operations include fire response, emergency medical services including BLS transport, rescue, and hazardous materials response at the operations level.
North Whatcom Fire and Rescue is managed by Fire Chief, Jason Van der Veen. Chief Van der Veen reports to the Board of Fire Commissioners who provide legislative authority for the fire district. The district also includes management and administrative staff as well as career and volunteer firefighters.
Thank you letters from the community
- Girl Scout Brownie Troop #45415
- The Quints – March 201818
- Erlene Poole – February 2018
- Joy Parrish – February 2018
- Whatcom Support Officers _ January 2018
- Community Assistance Program – January 2018
- Jean Cartwright – January 2018
- Hunt – January 2018
- Cherie Webster – December 2017
- Jan Brown – December 2017
- Girl Scout Troop – October 2017
- City of New York Police Department – October 2017
- Tom and Don Baker – July 2017
- John Shamper – July 2017
- Eleanor Reaves – July, 2017
- Whatcom County Fire District #14 – July, 2017
- Tom & Dawn Baker – July, 2017
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection – July, 2017
- Training Captain Kris Jorgensen – June, 2017
- John Shamper – June, 2017
- Bellingham Squadron of the United States Power Squadrons (USPS) – May, 2017
- Barbara Cheatham – April, 2017
- Stan Monks – April, 2017
- Camden & Matthew Jacobson – April, 2017
- Tami Kramme – April, 2017
- Kris Makela – April, 2017
- Dennis Holmstrom – February, 2017
- Patricia Couweleers – February, 2017
- Erika Anderson – February, 2017
- Jim Molden – January, 2017
- Center for Public Safety Excellence – December, 2016
- Thanksgiving Baskets – December, 2016
- Jake – November, 2016
- Buck Beatty – September, 2016
- Coltart Family – July, 2016
- Sleasman Family – July, 2016
- Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office – June, 2016
- Semiahmoo Resort Association – May, 2016
- Whatcom County Council – May, 2016
- Michelle Maniez – May, 2016
- Terry & Renate Asp – May, 2016
- Friends of Blaine Library – April, 2016
- Jan Claussen – April, 2016
- Blaine School District – February, 2016
- Rita Theriault – January, 2016
- Blaine Food Bank – December, 2015
- Thanksgiving Basket Program – December, 2015
- Mei-Yu Su – November, 2015
- Scholer Family – October, 2015
- Seattle City Light – September 2015
- Newhalem-Diablo Fire Brigade – November, 2015
- New Westminster Fire & Rescue Services – September, 2015
- David Brame – July, 2015
- Phyllis Harber Murphy – July, 2015
- South Whatcom Fire Authority – June, 2015
- Daren De Bon – May, 2015
- Whatcom Fire District #7 – March, 2015
- Blaine Christian Fellowship – January, 2015
- Michael & Anne Abrams – December, 2014
- Meridian High School – November, 2014
- Whatcom County Fire District #7 – September, 2014
- Camp Horizon – September, 2014
- Harold & Sylvia Hill – September, 2014
- Matt Beck – June, 2014
- Jeanette & Charles Thompson – May, 2014
- Kym & Dave Franklin – May, 2014
- John Anderson – May 2014
- Lisa Hovind – May 23, 2014
- Blaine Senior Care – January 2014
- Community Assistance Program – November 2013
- BP Cherry Point – February 2012
- City of Lynden – Mutual Aid Response – February 2012
- WCFD7 – Mutual Aid Response – November 2010
- WCFD8 – Mutual Aid Response – July 2010
- NWFR Donates Hose and SCBAs – June 2010
- Whatcom Middle School Fire – November 2009
- Thanksgiving Baskets – December 2009