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Showing posts with label fire. Show all posts

Kenmore City Council adopts resolution in support of Northshore Fire levy rate ballot measure (Proposition No. 1)

Sunday, July 28, 2024

KENMORE, Wash. – At the July 22, 2024 meeting, the Kenmore City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of the Northshore Fire levy rate ballot measure, also known as Proposition No. 1.

If approved, this levy would provide a major funding source for emergency services provided by the Northshore Fire Department. (See previous article)

The Northshore Fire Department is seeking voter approval to restore its fire levy to $0.70 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in 2024 (to be collected in 2025), which is an increase of approximately $0.18 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

State limitations on funding increases have not allowed the Northshore Fire Department to keep up with increasing labor and operational costs and planned capital improvement projects. 

Voter approval of Proposition No. 1 would provide funding for the Northshore Fire Department to continue providing fire and emergency medical services at existing levels in Kenmore. The last time that the Northshore Fire Department asked for a fire levy rate increase was 20 years ago.

Proposition No. 1 will be included on the ballot for the primary election on August 6, 2024.

The City Council's adopted resolution can be viewed here.


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Six Shoreline Paramedics graduate from Medic One Paramedic training program's 50th Class

Friday, July 26, 2024

Seattle, WA – July 17 – The Medic One Foundation proudly announces the graduation of Medic One Paramedic Training Program’s 50th class, highlighting six exceptional paramedics who will be returning to Shoreline to serve their community with the Shoreline Department.


Jeremy Benson, Ricki Creger-Zier, Brad McCollum, Shaun McGrath, Heather Reed, and Shelby Sakoda have successfully completed the rigorous 10-month training program and are ready to apply their skills and dedication to their hometown.

This milestone event marks a significant achievement for both the graduates and the communities they will support. The Medic One Foundation, the primary funder for this world-class paramedic training program, continues to play a vital role in preparing these heroes for the challenges they will face. 

The foundation’s support ensures that these paramedics are equipped with the knowledge and expertise needed to save lives and provide exceptional care.

Our region, including King County, boasts a cardiac arrest survival rate two to three times higher than the national average. This remarkable statistic is primarily due to the extensive training provided by the Medic One Paramedic Training Program, which prepares paramedics to respond effectively to life-threatening emergencies.

The graduation ceremony took place on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 11:00am at Town Hall in Seattle.

About Medic One Foundation

The Medic One Foundation, celebrating our 50th anniversary, is dedicated to enhancing prehospital emergency care and outcomes in the Puget Sound region through research, innovation, and education. 

The Foundation supports advanced Medic One paramedic training, equipment, and research endeavors to ensure the highest quality emergency medical services for the community. 

Funded solely through charitable contributions, our programs are a major reason why Seattle and King County firefighters and paramedics consistently achieve patient survival rates for sudden cardiac arrest that are nearly double the national average.

About Medic One Paramedic Training Program

The Medic One Paramedic Training Program is a collaboration between the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center, the Medic One Foundation, the Seattle Fire Department, and emergency services providers throughout the Puget Sound region. 

The program includes over 2,100 hours of classroom instruction, hands-on simulation-based practice, and extensive field-based training, all under the direct supervision of physicians and experienced paramedics. 

Charitable gifts are the primary source of support for this world-renown paramedic training program. As a result of this intensive training program, regional Medic One paramedics achieve a survival rate for sudden cardiac arrest that is 2-3 times greater than most major cities nationwide.


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Special Joint Shoreline / Northshore Board of Commissions RFA Planning committee meeting notice

Wednesday, July 24, 2024


SPECIAL JOINT SHORELINE/NORTHSHORE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RFA

PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Planning Committee Board of Commissioners of the Shoreline Fire Department will hold a Special Joint Regional Fire Authority (RFA) Planning Committee Meeting on August 19, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. with the Planning Committee Board Commissioners of the Northshore Fire Department.

The purpose of the special meeting is to continue discussions of establishing an RFA between Shoreline and Northshore Fire Departments.

DATE: August 19, 2024
TIME: 5:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Shoreline Fire Department
Station 61 Public Conference Room
17525 Aurora Avenue North
Shoreline, WA 98133

To attend the meeting online, please use the below information. The agenda will be posted separately on the Department’s website.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82682950797?pwd=MFVub0ZXMjJRY0xMRDRSM2hsMC9VZz09

Meeting ID: 826 8295 0797
Passcode: 492609
Dial by your location: 1 253 215 8782

Notice posted by: Beatriz Goldsmith
Executive Assistant
July 23, 2024


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Blood drive July 31 and August 29, 2024 at Fire Station 51 in Kenmore

Monday, July 22, 2024


Shoreline Fire is hosting a mobile blood drive with Bloodworks NW at Station 51 in Kenmore on Wednesday, July 31st and Thursday, August 29th between 9:00am – 3:00pm!

In addition to making a difference, if you make a donation between July 1st – August 31st you can enter for a chance to win Taylor Swift concert tickets.



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WSDOT: Help prevent brush fires and larger wildfires

Sunday, July 21, 2024

The primary roadside fire risks include burning material, such as a discarded cigarette or a firework; a blown tire or other malfunction that causes sparks; and inadvertently dragging chains over the roadway. 


The heat from the bottom of a vehicle also can start a fire just by driving over dry grass.

Here’s how you can help prevent roadside fires:
  • Never throw a cigarette or any lit or flammable material from a vehicle.
  • Check the air pressure in your tires to help prevent a blowout.
  • Ensure chains are not dragging when towing a heavy load or an RV.
  • Use battery-operated lighted cones or reflective triangles if broken down instead of a lit flare.
These and other small actions can make a difference in preventing a roadside fire from starting in the first place.

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Fire Chief Cowan sounds the alarm on Northshore’s “critical” budget imbalance

Saturday, July 20, 2024


For the first time in over 20 years, the Northshore fire department will ask voters to approve a levy lid lift on the August 6th ballot. Rising labor and operational costs plus upcoming capital improvement projects are burning up Northshore’s budget but state laws limit how fast the department can raise rates to pump in more revenue.

This week, Fire Chief Matt Cowan warned the city councils of Lake Forest Park and Kenmore the department’s revenue has reached a “critical” imbalance.

“The reason we need to do a lid lift, is this slide,” Fire Chief Matt Cowan told the Lake Forest Park city council about a graph that shows revenues from the fire benefit charge increasing above 60% 

Most of Northshore’s revenue comes from two sources: the fire levy and the fire benefit charge. Under state law, the revenue collected from the fire benefit charge may not exceed 60% of the operating budget but state law allows fire departments to increase levy revenue by no more than 1% per year.

Expenses have been increasing at a much faster rate than 1% in recent years which means the share of revenue coming from the fire benefit charge now exceeds 60%.

“This has been known for at least over the last seven or eight years… previous administrations prior to Shoreline taking on the contract have known about this. Staff has made the recommendations to do a lid lift in previous years and it has not been done,” Cowan told the Kenmore council
“I’m not going to guess as to the different reasons but it has been deferred and deferred… to the point now where it's critical,” he said.

Screenshot from LFP City Council meeting
showing Chief Cowan addressing the council
Cowan told the Lake Forest Park council the lid lift should not result in major tax increases because any increases in the levy rate will be offset by decreases in the fire benefit charge.

“We may not need to increase the revenues much at all or very minimally. So this is not about getting more money… We're just trying to make it proportionate and diversified again,” said Cowan.

The fire levy is based on the assessed value of a property while the fire benefit charge is based on square footage of buildings - which means some property owners with relatively small homes and homes with relatively high assessed values might see increases in their property taxes.

Northshore voters first approved the fire benefit charge in 1989 and voters re-authorize the fee every six years - meaning it will need to be re-authorized for the sixth time next year.

In 2022, Northshore signed a contract to pay the Shoreline Fire Department to provide administrative, operational, and support services; all employees work for the Shoreline Fire Department but the two fire departments have separate levies and fire benefit charges.

The Shoreline and Northshore Fire Departments plan to place a measure on next February’s ballot to seek approval to merge the departments together into a Regional Fire Authority (RFA). If approved, the levy rate would be adjusted again to be the same across the RFA service area.

Information on how to attend future fire commissioner meetings and provide comments is available on the department’s website.


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Residential structure fire in Lake Forest Park

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Shoreline Fire responded to a Residential Structure Fire this morning in the 15800 block of 33rd Ave NE in Lake Forest Park, near Briarcrest Elementary School. 

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

This dispatch came in around 3:30am. We arrived on scene and found the interior with light smoke and charged smoke from the roof vents and peak. 

One engine crew went interior and pulled ceilings and found heavy fire in the attic. Our ladder truck crew cut a vertical vent hole above the suspected fire origin area and heavy fire erupted from the vent hole. 

Multiple addition vent holes were cut as well as ceilings being pulled from the interior. A good knockdown was made and fire was contained to the attic. 

All residents had evacuated prior to our arrival. Our medics evaluated one of the residents for possible smoke inhalation. 

The cause is under investigation.


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Fire Safety for people with disabilities

Monday, July 15, 2024

Photo by Raychan on Unsplash
Olympia- National Disability Independence Day is celebrated every year on July 26. 

According to the Center for Disease Control, up to one in four people in the United States (U.S.) lives with a disability. 

The U.S. Fire Administration indicates 30 percent of the fire deaths that occurred between 2017 to 2019 involved a person with a disability. 

Of the 67 fire deaths that occurred in Washington State in 2023, 22 percent were reported as individuals having a disability.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) wants to reduce the risk of fire in every community across the state. 

Preparation and prevention can help your family stay safe and unharmed from fire incidents. 

Having a familiar and regularly tested evacuation plan that works for all household members is critical.

Here are some suggestions to increase fire preparedness:
  • Have an interconnected smoke alarm system.
  • Test smoke alarms monthly and conduct regular maintenance in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
  • If you are hearing impaired, install smoke alarms that notify you of danger with flashing lights or vibrating alarms.
  • When possible, sleep on the ground floor.
  • Sleep with bedroom doors closed.
  • Have an escape plan with at least two exit options.
  • Make sure to involve all household members in your escape plan and practice regularly.
  • If you have a service animal, make sure to practice with them as well.
  • Talk to your local fire department about your evacuation plan.

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Shoreline Fire responds to two multi-family structure fires Friday evening

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Fire in Kenmore. Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire

Friday evening, Shoreline Fire responded to two Multi-Family Structure Fires.

The first was in the 2400 block of N 202nd Pl. in Ballinger Commons (Echo Lake neighborhood) where they were dispatched at 4:13pm. The fire spread to the attic, but was quickly extinguished. 

While mopping up, they were dispatched at 5:14pm to a second fire in Kenmore in the 18100 block of 65th Ave NE near Kenmore city center.

There were no injuries, but several residents required assistance from American Red Cross Northwest Region.


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Fireworks roundup - smoke in Woodway and a death in Redmond

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Quiet 4th of July for
Shoreline Fire
Harborview Medical Center treated approximately 50 patients to date for fireworks-related injuries.

However, Shoreline Fire says that they had no reported fireworks related injuries!

There was a lawn fire in Woodway which produced an impressive amount of smoke, but the residents had put out the fire before the department arrived and before it reached any structures. 

The smoke stayed in the atmosphere for a very long time.

A Bothell man died trying to light a mortar-style firework in Redmond. (The Seattle Times)

And our columnist Gordon Snyder taught Charlie to love fireworks!


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Classifieds: Special joint Shoreline / Northshore Board of Commissioners Planning Committee meeting

Tuesday, July 2, 2024


SPECIAL JOINT SHORELINE/NORTHSHORE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RFA
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Planning Committee Board of Commissioners of the Shoreline Fire Department will hold a Special Joint Regional Fire Authority (RFA) Planning Committee Meeting on July 15, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.with the Planning Committee Board Commissioners of the Northshore Fire Department.

The purpose of the special meeting is to continue discussions of establishing an RFA between Shoreline and Northshore Fire Departments.

DATE: July 15, 2024

TIME: 5:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Northshore Fire Department - Station 51

7220 NE. 181st Street Kenmore, WA 98028

To attend the meeting online, please use the below information. The agenda will be posted separately on the Department’s website.

To attend the meeting online, please use the below information:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85044713997?pwd=dW1uWDFpNldPZ1dSSU1ZYy9LSXVQQT09

Meeting ID: 850 4471 3997
Passcode: 743608
Dial by your location: #1-253-205-0468

Notice posted by: Beatriz Goldsmith
Executive Assistant
July 1, 2024


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Firefighter Rebekah Pomeroy retires after a 32 year career

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Firefighter Rebekah Pomeroy
RETIREMENT: Today, Firefighter Rebekah Pomeroy will work her last shift after a 32-year career in the fire service. 

As a third-generation public servant, Rebekah has completed 24 1/2 years with Shoreline Fire Department. 

Rebekah started her fire service career with King County Fire District 44 in 1992. She served the City of Yakima Fire Department in 1993 and moved to City of Pasco Fire Department in 1994 where she served in an exemplary manner. 

She was hired as a Lateral Firefighter with Shoreline Fire Department on January 18, 2000. Rebekah’s dedication to helping others is apparent not only in her work in Shoreline, but also through her time spent off duty volunteering at Fire camps and fire training programs throughout the region. 

She is a long-time volunteer at Camp Blaze, where she has shared her passion and fire service skills, mentoring many young women as they prepare for careers in the fire service. 
Rebekah has also spent 14 summers selflessly donating her time at Camp Phoenix for the Burned Children Recovery Foundation, helping young burn survivors from around the United States. 

Her involvement in these camps is inspiring and has life-long positive impacts on the participants. Thank you for your service to our community and department. Best wishes in retirement Rebekah…your passion and dedication will be missed!


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College and Fire partner to offer two week course "Introduction to Fire Services"

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Shoreline Community College and Center for Education and Career Opportunities (CECO) is offering this two week course "Introduction to Fire Services" in partnership with Shoreline Fire Department. 

This hands-on class will certify you in First Aid/CPR in addition to teaching lifting techniques, Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and other tools of the fire service. 

Basic search and rescue techniques will be explored along with Security topics. If you are interested in career in fire service or general emergency service, sign up today! For students 16+ and adults.

Some funding may be available for you - contact Michael Boehm at mboehm@shoreline.edu for details. If you're a current High School student and have a IEP /504, there are a few scholarships available for you to participate - please email Teresita Capuli at: tcapuli@shoreline.edu

This class takes place at the Shoreline Fire Department Training Facility in Shoreline with the final class on campus. Monday - Wednesday classes are scheduled from 9am - 12pm with Thursdays from 9am - 2pm.

Fee: $214.00
Item Number: 20034
Dates: 7/15/2024 - 7/25/2024
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: M Tu W Th
Sessions: 10



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Shoreline and Northshore fire departments ask voters for levy increase and regional fire authority

Thursday, June 20, 2024


By Oliver Moffat

The Shoreline and Northshore Fire Department commissioners met on Monday, June 17, 2024 to discuss merging the departments together into a Regional Fire Authority (RFA).

A simple majority of voters in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and Woodway would need to approve the RFA in a ballot measure planned for February of 2025.

The levy rate across the RFA would need to be the same but currently Shoreline’s levy rate is higher than Northshore’s.

“It’s been twenty years since the fire levy has been reset,” said Fire Chief Matt Cowan about Northshore’s tax rate. And since then, the expenses of running a fire department and the assessed values of properties in Kenmore and Lake Forest Park have increased significantly.

As a result, Northshore has been increasing the Fire Benefit Charge to keep up with costs.

Which is why, said Chief Cowan, the department will be asking Lake Forest Park and Kenmore voters to approve a levy increase with a ballot measure in August.

“We’re going to decrease the Fire Benefit Charge and increase the fire levy. But roughly to the same equivalent levy rate. So tax payers may not see an increase at all,” said Chief Cowan.

According to data shared by Chief Cowan at the meeting, an RFA could reduce costs, potentially lowering levy rates for all taxpayers.

Since 2022, Northshore has paid Shoreline about $13.6 million per year to provide services under a contract but the two fire departments have separate elected commissioners. All employees work for the Shoreline Fire Department, are in a single chain of command, and belong to the same union.

In May, Bothell signed an agreement with the Shoreline Fire Department to provide administration services, essentially hiring Cowan to serve as the Fire Chief for the Bothell Fire Department. Bothell called the agreement, “part of an ongoing exploration into the possibility of further regionalization in the future.”

Information on how to attend future fire commissioner meetings and provide comments is available on the department’s website.


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Classifieds: Shoreline Fire Board of Commissioners meeting rescheduled

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

NOTICE OF MEETING RESCHEDULED

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Board of Commissioners of the Shoreline Fire Department has rescheduled the regular meeting for July 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. to July 11, 2024 @ 5:00 pm.

Notice posted by: Beatriz Goldsmith
Executive Assistant
June 3, 2024


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Joint Shoreline / Northshore Board meeting June 17, 2024

Monday, June 17, 2024

SPECIAL JOINT SHORELINE/NORTHSHORE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RFA
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE

As required by RCW 42.30, the Open Public Meetings Act, you are hereby notified that the Planning Committee Board of Commissioners of the Shoreline Fire Department will hold a Special Joint Regional Fire Authority (RFA) Planning Committee Meeting on June 17, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.with the Planning Committee Board Commissioners of the Northshore Fire Department.

The purpose of the special meeting is to continue discussions of establishing an RFA between Shoreline and Northshore Fire Departments.

  • DATE: June 17, 2024
  • TIME: 5:00 p.m.
  • LOCATION: Shoreline Fire Department
    • Station 61 Public Conference Room
    • 17525 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
To attend the meeting online, please use the below information. The agenda will be posted separately on the Department’s website.

Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 826 8295 0797
Passcode: 492609
Dial by your location: 1 253 215 8782

Notice posted by: Beatriz Goldsmith
Executive Assistant
May 29, 2024


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Shoreline Fire Chief Matt Cowan is now also Fire Chief for Bothell

Friday, June 14, 2024

Fire chief Matt Cowan
After 14 months of dedicated service as Interim Bothell Fire Chief, Mark Risen retired effective May 31, 2024. 

With his retirement, the City of Bothell is pleased to announce that Shoreline Fire Chief Matt Cowan will now serve as the Fire Chief of the City of Bothell Fire Department.

Additionally, Andres Orams has been assigned as Assistant Chief, working directly at Bothell City Hall to oversee the organization. Fire Department personnel remain employees of the City of Bothell.

In May 2024, the Bothell City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an interlocal agreement with Shoreline Fire Department for Fire Service Administration only. This agreement is part of an ongoing exploration into the possibility of further regionalization in the future.

This decision comes after a thorough, nearly year-long process led by Interim Fire Chief Mark Risen, the City Council, and City staff, who meticulously examined and evaluated various fire service models and proposals. Through this comprehensive analysis, the Shoreline Fire Department emerged as the agency best suited to meet the needs of Bothell.

As the Puget Sound region has grown, many local jurisdictions in our region continue to consider alternate governance/service models including regionalization for their communities in alignment with their community values. By combining resources and expertise and coordinating efforts, fire service can gain efficiencies including fire response operations, administrative functions, large incident management, and greater options for employee professional development, with the final goal to increase service to our communities.

Bothell Fire and Shoreline Fire share a long, successful history of collaboration to better serve our communities. This new agreement marks the early phases of exploring future regionalization, with the goal of continuing to improve the quality of fire service administration and emergency response.


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13 different fire stations respond to fire near Lake Ballinger in Edmonds

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Apartment near Lake Ballinger

South County Firefighters transported two people to hospitals while extinguishing an apartment fire near Lake Ballinger in Edmonds Wednesday afternoon, June 12, 2024.

13 fire stations responded, including Shoreline

Nearly 50 firefighters responded to the fire from 13 different fire stations.

A 911 call reported a porch fire at the 4-unit building just after 12:40pm. A woman and man had escaped the fire, but firefighters rushed the woman to Harborview Medical Center with burns and smoke inhalation. Her injuries were serious but not life-threating. Firefighters also transported the man to a local hospital with smoke inhalation.


While firefighters kept flames contained to the original unit, fire spread to the attic and took more than half an hour to get under control.


Thank you Shoreline Fire Department for your help with this response. We also appreciate Support 7 and American Red Cross Northwest Region volunteers for assisting at least nine people temporarily displaced by the fire. South County Fire is investigating the cause.

Photos courtesy South County Fire


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Northwest Regional Aviation to conduct emergency response drill June 13, 2024 in Everett

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Naval Station Everett

Snohomish County. The Northwest Regional Aviation Consortium will be conducting an emergency response exercise in Snohomish County near Naval Station Everett on June 13, 2024. Aircraft from Snohomish, King, Pierce and Spokane County Sheriff’s Departments, along with the Washington State Patrol, U.S. Navy, FBI, Customs Border Patrol Air-Marine, Airlift Northwest, and Life Flight Network, will be coordinating joint response efforts.

Seattle Police, Seattle Fire, Snohomish County Fire Technical Rescue, Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management, Sky Valley Fire, Snohomish and King County Volunteer Search & Rescue Organization, Arlington Municipal Airport, Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett Fire & EMS, Sno911, and WSDOT-Aviation will all be supporting the regional aircraft response.

Overall Scenario: A coordinated terrorist attack at multiple locations is the scenario used for the exercise. Major damage has taken place in a few key government buildings. Supporting scenarios for the exercise include water rescues, high-rise rescues, K-9 building searches, aerial surveys of impacted areas, live video downlink operations, rescue teams, and equipment transport to support structural collapse.

Northwest Regional Aviation has learned from real-world emergency response that knowing the capabilities of partner agencies, and who to call for assistance is critical when large-scale emergencies happen. Having pre-plans in place and the knowledge of how to execute the pre-plans greatly helps in an organized response to a large-scale emergency.


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Shoreline Fire Department buys Richmond Beach property next to Station 62

Saturday, June 8, 2024

The vintage fire truck backs into Station 62 after an open house on Wednesday - photo by Oliver Moffat

By Oliver Moffat

Wednesday is date night at Le Petit Paquet in Richmond Beach and customers can get a deal on a bottle of wine, salad and a pizza.

The place was packed and Zephyr, who opened Le Petit Paquet in 2022, was busy in the kitchen, supervising staff and greeting customers as they walked in.

“If I don’t know them when they walk in, then I know them by the time they walk out…. You can’t come in here and not talk to someone else,“ said Zephyr.

Although business is booming the future of this hidden Shoreline gem near the entrance to Richmond Beach Saltwater Park is unclear.

The Shoreline Fire Department purchased the building where Le Petit Paquet and Beast & Brush are located next door to Station 62 - photo by Oliver Moffat

When the property next door to Station 62 recently came up for sale, the fire department moved quickly to use $1.85 million of Fire Impact Fees to buy the site.

The old Station 62 building is too small for a modern fire station and it currently houses some smaller rescue equipment, an antique fire truck and educational programs for young kids.

According to Fire Chief Matt Cowan, response times are acceptable now, but with the region growing, adding a new station in Richmond Beach could improve response times in the 90th percentile by more than two minutes.

Chief Cowan said the location on an arterial isn’t ideal for a station, but with climbing real estate prices, expanding Station 62 makes sense financially compared to purchasing property elsewhere.

Also, buying from willing sellers is better than the alternative. “I don’t like forcing people to sell or forcing people out of their homes,“ said Chief Cowan about the prospect of having to use eminent domain to acquire property elsewhere.

Fire Chiefs in the region have a saying, said Cowan, “you can’t close a fire station and you can’t open a station.”

A map from the Shoreline Fire Department website shows its service area and the current station locations including Station 62

The fire department has not made a decision yet about whether to build a new station and if so where. That decision would need to be approved by the fire commissioners and (depending on how the new station is funded) could require going to voters as a bond measure.

Chief Cowan said the Fire Department doesn’t have final plans right now for the property and said the earliest an expansion could happen would be 2027.

“I can guarantee at least two years notice if something would happen,” said Chief Cowan about the fate of the businesses next door.

Shoreline’s Board of Commissioner meetings are held at 5pm on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at Station 61 Headquarters. The public is invited and public comments are allowed.


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