Important Notice Regarding old Station 15 property.  <New!>

The owners of the Goddard School located in Redmond Ridge have approached the Fire District about purchasing the old station 15 property for use as a pre-school.  The station property has been vacant for over 3 years and it is in the District's long term strategic plan to sell this property and apply the proceeds towards building a station more centrally-located in the District.  The District and the Goddard School have entered into a purchase and sale agreement for the property.  A meeting was held with the Goddard School owners, Commissioner Johnston and interested citizens on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 to discuss their plans for the property.  Citizens were able to ask questions and receive information on the sale of the property.

Address Signs

Many of you have noticed the blue reflective address signs that have been popping up all over the district. This is a program that the Fire District provides to help residents mark the location of their homes.  If you would like to have one of these signs, drop off a completed form at any of the District Fire Stations.  The signs are provided at no cost to District Residents only.

It is very important that you have your address clearly marked in contrasting colors.  In the event of an Emergency, it is vitally important that our personnel be able to find your home quickly.

Fire Department Access to Your Property

Please take some time and look at the entrance to your property.  Do you think a large moving truck could gain access ?  Or are there low-hanging branches and encroaching plants and shrubs that may cause a problem ?  One thing many people comment on after having called the fire department is how large the trucks are.  Please make sure that your property is well marked (the blue address signs are available to district residents for no fee) and that easy access can be made to your house.  Also, if you see any fire hydrants that are obscured by brush, please let the department know about it.  All of these things play an important part in providing you with safe, fast service in case of an emergency.

Emergency Access Corridors *NEW!*

The Fire Commission has achieved one of its major goals for improving response times in the District by completing the construction of emergency access routes.  This program identified areas where dead end or blocked roads and/or locked gates were impeding emergency vehicle response times, and in some cases causing fire and emergency medical units to take longer, more circuitous routes to arrive at calls for help.  The closing of Fire Station 15, due to the large annexation of Fire District service area and property by the City of Sammamish, was also a driving factor in developing and implementing this program.

In total, four electronic gates were installed and road repairs made in completing the project.  The gates were installed or upgraded in the Union Hill Estates and the area north of old Fire Station 15.  This allows fire resources to utilize 227th NE, between Union Hill Rd and NE 60th.  Fire crews are now able to open and close these gates automatically, utilizing electronic sensors installed on fire or medical vehicles as they approach and/or leave the location of the gates.  This greatly improves response times in these areas.  With some of the older gates, crews had to manually unlock and remove chains to open the gate and then reverse the process before continuing on their response.  The Commission wishes to thank homeowners associations and neighbors who provided the support and input into the program.  If you have questions about the project, please contact Commissioner Peter Lucarelli at p.lucarelli@kcfd34.org.

Commissioners' Board Meeting Schedule-Times & Location

The Board of Commissioners meets on the 4th Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m., except as noted. All meetings are held at Fire Station 11 located at 8450 161st Ave. N.E., Redmond, WA 98052 in the Conference Room.  

Upcoming Meetings