S.E. Thurston Fire Authority

==About==
Thurston County Fire District No. 2 operates as the S.E. Thurston Fire Authority (SETFA).
==Area Served==
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority provides fire and emergency medical services  to the approximately 35,850 residents within the department's 129 square mile service area in southwestern Thurston County including the Cities of Yelm and Rainier, Lawrence Lake and McIntosh Lake, the more rural areas of Four Corners and Vail, and large amounts of forested land. The department also uniquely serves the entire Skookumchuck Wind Farm and the eastern half of the Skookumchuck Reservoir. 
===Interlocal Agreements===
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority is part of a countywide mutual aid agreement which all Fire & EMS agencies within Thurston County are members of. The agreement, which is renewed every 5 years allows any Fire & EMS agency to request aid from any other Fire & EMS agency for the purpose of dealing with large fires or other emergencies.Thurston County Auditor's Office (2005). Interlocal Agreement For Mutual Aid For Firefighting and Emergency Medical Services (File #3734453). Recorded May 25, 2005. EagleWeb.
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority and East Olympia Fire District 6 maintain 5 interlocal agreements;
* Shared Fire Chief employed by SETFAInterlocal Agreement For Fire Chief. Accessed May 4, 2024.
* Shared Battalion Chief / Training Officer emloyed by EOFDInterlocal Agreement Between S.E. Thurston Fire Authority and Thurston County Fire District #6 (EOFD6); Training Program Coordination. Accessed May 4, 2024.
* Shared Mechanic employed by EOFDInterlocal Agreement Between S.E. Thurston Fire Authority and Thurston County Fire District #6 (EOFD6); Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Services. Accessed May 4, 2024.
* Shared Facilities Maintenence manager employed by SETFAInterlocal Agreement Between S.E. Thurston Fire Authority and Thurston County Fire District #6 (EOFD6); Facilities and Grounds Maintenance. Accessed May 4, 2024.
* Shared volunteers between SETFA & EOFDS.E. Thurston Fire Authority and East Olympia Fire District 6 Volunteer Share Program. Accessed May 4, 2024.
Additionally, SETFA maintains an agreement with EOFD6 and South Thurston Fire & EMS to share a training captain employed by SETFA.Interlocal Agreement for Training Captain. Accessed May 4, 2024
==Department Profile==
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority is staffed by 30 full-time firefighters/EMS personnel, and 15-20 volunteers. The department operates from 2 full-time staffed and 3 unstaffed stations, responding to approximately 4,000 calls per year. 
===Fleet===
Currently, the S.E. Thurston Fire Authority fleet consists of;
*5 Engines (2 front-line, 2 spare, 1 non-response)
*1 Tender
*3 Aid units
*2 Brush units
*1 Fire Marshal unit
*1 Chief Unit
*2 Utilities
==History==
In July of 2008, the Boards of Fire Commissioners for Yelm Fire District 2 and Rainier Fire District 4, and Yelm City Council members signed an interlocal agreement for the purpose of pursuing the formation of a Regional Fire Authority.Interlocal Agreement To Form a Fire Protection Service Authority Planning Committee Between SE Thurston Fire/EMS and The City of Yelm. Accessed May 7, 2024. This committee then placed a measure for the formation a S.E. Thurston Regional Fire Authority (RFA) on the August 18th, 2009 Primary Election ballot, which was rejected by voters with a combined total of 1663 "yes" votes and 1675 "no" votes.Primary Election Results, Thurston County Election Archive. Accessed Aug. 7, 2023. Soon after, the committee again placed a measure for the formation of the RFA on the February 9th 2010 Special Election ballot, which voters approved in favor of creating a Fire Authority, with a combined total of 2,070 "yes" votes and 2,019 "no" votes.Special Election Results. Thurston County Election Archive. Accessed Mar. 21, 2023. This authority was formed on July 1st, 2010Washington State Auditor’s Office (2011). Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 4 (Rainier Fire Department) Accountability Audit Report. Report #1006924 (Page 7). November 3, 2011. and named the S.E. Thurston Fire Authority (SETFA) which is funded by its own unique taxing authority, as opposed to being funded by the previous tax authorities of Fire District 2 & 4. Under the creation of SETFA, residents in the City of Yelm were finally able to vote on issues regarding the department, as the City of Yelm had previously been served by Yelm Fire District 2 through a contract negotiated by Yelm City council members rather than directly by Yelm city residents.
In 2013, S.E. Thurston Fire Authority annexed 45 square miles of previously unprotected land owned by various logging companies.
===Fire Stations===
Station Number	Station Name 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
21 	Yelm 	709 Mill Road SE, Yelm 	2010-present	Former Yelm Fire District 2 Headquarters Station 21.
22 	Lawrence Lake	17213 153rd Avenue, Lawrence Lake	1975-2009 	Former Yelm Fire District 2 Station 22. Built from late 1974 into early 1975.Thurston County Building Department (1974). Permit #4357-B. Issued Sep. 7, 1974. Laserfiche Weblink. A new mobile home was placed on site in 1992 to serve as volunteer resident quarters. A training tower was also built behind the station in the 1990's. This station was briefly staffed by full-time members beginning sometime in 2008, closing in July of 2009Wayback Machine Archive: S.E. Thurston Fire & EMS Facilities Page as an analysis revealed staffing needed to be prioritized to Station 24 due to the higher call volume and addition of housing at Station 24. The mobile home and training tower were removed in 2017. The station is currently stores non-response apparatus that usually attend parades, sporting event standby, and other non-emergency duties.
23 	Mosman 	17311 Hannus Road, Four Corners 	1976-1995 	Former Yelm Fire District 2 Station 23. 2 modular homes were placed on site in the late 1970's, one of which burned down on May 12th, 2001,The Olympian, May 14, 2001, Page 9. with the second one to the south being removed from the site later that year. The station saw use as a satellite Medic One station during the early 2000's dispute with Yelm being unable to host the medics. The station was closed around 2001. The station is now used a maintenance facility. This station is named the "Mosman Station" as seen on the side of the station as the station was built on land donated by James. L. Mosman via a quitclaim deed made effective on 3/28/1975.Thurston County Auditor's Office (1975). Quitclaim Deed (File #954895). Signed Mar. 28, 1975. EagleWeb.
24 	Rainier 	12506 133rd Avenue SE, Rainier 	2010-present	Former Rainier Fire District 4 Headquarters Station 41. Built in 2006 with grant funding. This station was volunteer staffed until late 2009 when a modular building was constructed behind the station, allowing for full-time members for the Lake Lawrence station to move to the busier Rainier station.
25 	McIntosh Lake	14847 Military Road SE, Tenino 	1977- 2006 	Former Rainier Fire District 4 Station 42. This station started out as a volunteer staffed station from 1977 until the mid 1990's when a modular building was constructed on site allowing for volunteer resident staffing until 2006 when the modular building on site was demolished. Station 25 was built on land purchased from the Weyerhaeuser Logging Company for $500 effective on 5/19/1976.Thurston County Auditor's Office (1976). Warranty Deed (File #974461). EagleWeb. Closed prior to merger due to lack of volunteers to staff the station.
26 	Vail 	17044 Muskrat Drive SE, Rainier 	1978-2006 	Former Rainier Fire District 4 Station 43. 2 bays built in 1978, with 2 additional bays added to the sides in 1984. Closed prior to merger due to lack of volunteers to staff the station. This station briefly saw used a storage facility for the district prior to it being leased out privately to the neighboring garage door company.
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 25.jpg|Fire Station 25
Station 26.jpg|Fire Station 26
==Apparatus Roster == 
* All pump/tank capacities are in US gallons.
*Shop numbers in brackets.S.E. Thurston Fire Authority and East Olympia Fire District 6 share shop numbers, so Unit 101 could be EOFD6 while 102 could be SETFA.
*Washington License Plate denoted by WA#
===Fire Station 21 (Yelm) (Headquarters) - 709 Mill Road SE, Yelm ===
Built 1994 / 4 Personnel + Admin 
:Engine 21 (132) - 2015 Pierce Velocity (1500/850/30F) (SN#28394) (WA#A8611C)
:Tender 21 (130) - 2009 Kenworth T300 6x4 / Fouts Bros ( 750/2500) (WA#86427C)
:Brush 21 (244) - 2000 Chevrolet 3500 4x4 / Northend Truck / UPF skid / FD-Built (120/350/10A) (WA#07760C)Ex-Yelm Fire District 2
:Aid 21 (141) - 2022 Ford F-550 4x4 / Horton (WA#D3212C)
:Chief 21 (139) - 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD (WA#C9671C)
:Fire Marshal 21 (140) - 2021 Ford F-150 4x4 (WA#D3210C)
:Engine 212 (Spare) (115) - 2004 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871P2 SilverFox (1500/1000) (SN#20291)Ex-Rainier Fire District 4
:Aid 24 (Spare) (135) - 2019 Ford F-550 4x4 / Horton (WA#C7064C) (Ex-Aid 21)
:Unit 104 (Utility) - 1997 Ford F-350 4x4 / Harbor walk-around (WA#C9674C) (Ex-East Olympia Fire District 6)
:Unit 126 (Utility) - 2007 Ford Expedition SSV (WA#B4391C) (Ex-Chief 21)
:Unit 129 (Utility) - 2008 Ford Expedition SSV (WA#83523C)
:Unit 142 (Maintenance) - 2022 Ford F-350 / Knapheide walk-around
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 21 Apparatus Bays.jpg|Fire Station 21 Apparatus Bays
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 21 Public Entrance-Administration.jpg|Fire Station 21 Public Entrance
South East Thurston Fire Authority 2015 Pierce Velocity Engine E21.jpg|Engine 21
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority 2009 Kenworth Tender 21.jpg|Tender 21
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority 2021 Ford F-550 Aid Unit.jpg|Aid 21
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Chevrolet K3500 Brush B21.jpg|Brush 21
South East Thurston Fire Authority 2021 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Chief C21.jpg|Chief 21
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Fire Marshal 21.jpg|Fire Marshal 21
South East Thurston Fire Authority 2004 HME 1871 P2 cab and chassis. HME Silverfox body.jpg|Engine 212
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority 2019 Ford Aid 24.jpg|Aid 24
Utility 21.jpg|Unit 104
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Ford Expedition Chief Unit?.jpg|Unit 126
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority 2008 Ford Expedition Unit 129.jpg|Unit 129
SETFA 2022 Ford F-350 Maintenence Truck.jpg|Unit 142
===Fire Station 22 (Lawrence Lake) (Storage) - 17213 153rd Avenue, Yelm===
Built 1975 / Unstaffed
:Aid 212 (Spare) (131) - 2014 International TerraStar / Horton (WA#B4625C)
SE Thurston Fire Authority Station 22.jpg|thumb|Fire Station 22
South East Thurston Fire Authority 2012 International TerraStar Aid A212.jpg|Aid 212
===Fire Station 23 (Mosman) (Maintenance) - 17311 Hannus Road, Yelm ===
Built 1976, expanded 1982 / Unstaffed
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 23 .jpg|thumb|Fire Station 23
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 23 Utility Building.jpg|thumb|Fire Station 23 (Utility Building)
===Fire Station 24 (Rainier) - 12506 133rd Avenue, Rainier ===
Built 2006, expanded 2009 / 2 Personnel 
:Engine 24 (143) - 2023 Rosenbauer Commander EXT (1500/750/30F) (SN#15543) (Placed in service 5/31/2024)
:Brush 24 (123) - 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 / ProTech flatbed / 2015 UPF Defender / FD-Built (120/300/10A skid) (WA#78873C) (Ex-Brush 21)Original configuration: 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 / Darley tank (120/340/10A)
Rainier Station 24.jpg|Fire Station 24
S.E. Thurston Fire Engine 24 .jpg|Engine 24
S.E. Thurston Fire Brush 24.jpg|Brush 24
===Station Unknown ===
:Engine 242 - 2008 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-Spectr MFDxl-12 (1500/1300/25A) (SN#21237) (WA#83524C) (Ex-Engine 24, ex-Engine 21)
South East Thurston Fire Authority 2008 HME Specter Cab & Chassis Engine E24.jpg|Engine 24
===Out of Service===
:Engine 222 (102) - 1986 Pemfab Sovereign / E-One (1750/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (SN#4891) (WA#39786C) (Ex-Bellevue Fire Department (Washington)Engine 222 was purchased by Yelm Fire District 2 in 1997 as the new first-out engine for Yelm (E21). By the mid 2000’s, the engine became a spare apparatus (E212) with the arrival of a new apparatus. The engine was then moved out to Lake Lawrence, briefly as a spare apparatus (E222), before it was pulled from service altogether due to rising maintenance costs and certification costs for the Tele-Squrt. The engine is now used for parades and other public events as a display piece. It is still housed at Fire Station 22 at Lake Lawrence.
SE Thurston Fire 1986 Pemfab.jpg|Engine 222
==Retired Apparatus== 
:2007 Ford E-450 / North Star ambulance (Ex-Aid 24, Ex Aid-21)
:2003 Ford E-450 / North Star ambulance (Ex-Aid 22)
:(103) 1996 Freightliner FL 70 / Pierce Responder pumper (Hale 1250/750) (SN#EA189-01) (WA#39783C) (Ex-Engine 242, ex-Engine 212) (Surplussed 3/2023)
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority 1996 Freightliner FL70 - Pierce Engine 241.jpg|1996 Freightliner (SN#EA189-01)
==Future Plans==
Tenative plans are to put out a bond issue in February of 2026 which will likely be about $10-$15 million. If approved, the funds will be used to add crew quarters onto Fire Stations 22 & 24, with the existing mobile home at Fire Station 24 being relocated to Fire Station 25. Several apparatus will also be purchased to furnish Stations 22 & 25 as 22 is used for storage, and 25 is empty, being seldom used for storage as well. A quint will go to Yelm due to the rapid growth the city has seen with large apartment buildings. 
==Notes==
==External Links== 
*S.E. Thurston Fire Authority
*S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Facebook Page 
*S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Twitter Feed
==References==
==Station Map==
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