Olympia Fire Department (Washington)

== Area Served==
Olympia Fire Department provides fire and emergency medical services to the 55,919 residents of the City of Olympia 
===Interlocal Agreements===
Olympia Fire Department 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.
Olympia Fire Department provides apparatus maintenance to agencies in Thurston & Mason counties through interlocal agreements with the following agencies:
:Thurston County Medic One
:Olympia Fire Department
:Tumwater Fire Department
:West Thurston Regional Fire Authority
:Lacey Fire District 3
:South Bay Fire Department (Washington)
:McLane Black Lake Fire Department
:Griffin Fire Department
:Mason County Fire District 4
Island Lake Fire was formerly part of this agreement, however it is no longer is place as Island Lake Fire merged into Central Mason Fire & EMS in 2023.
Olympia Fire Department also has an interlocal agreement with Lacey Fire District 3 for the use of their Vehicle Repair Facility where Olympia Fire Department's team of mechanics peform apparatus maintenance and repairs for the agencies listed above.
== Department Profile==
Olympia Fire Department is an entirely career staffed department operating from 4 career staffed stations.
===Fleet===
Currently the Olympia Fire Department fleet consists of;
*8 Engines (4 front-line, 3 spare, 1 training)
*2 Trucks (1 front-line, 1 spare)
*2 Aid Units
*1 Brush Unit
*4 Chief Units
*2 Battalion Units
*1 Technical Rescue Unit
*1 Command Unit
*1 Medical Services Officer (MSO) Unit
*1 Incident Support Unit (ISU)
*4 Support Staff Units
*3 Fire Inspection Units
Additionally, 2 Thurston County Medic One Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances respond from Stations 2 & 4 to provide ALS services to the residents of the City of Olympia.
==History==
===1988 Fire Station Construction Bonds===
In 1988, Olympia City Council members submitted a ballot title to the Thurston County Auditor to have a special election on November 8th to be held in conjunction with the county general election. The special election made the proposition of $4,750,000 in General Obligation bonds being issued to pay for firefighting equipment, apparatus, and facilities.THurston County Auditor's Office (1988). November 8, 1988 General Election Voters Pamphlet (Page 16). Thurston County Election Archive. The proposition was approved by voters. Soon after, 3 brand new fire station was built at new sites in the Downtoen, Eastside, and Westside regions of Olympia. Notably, those against this bond measure suggested OFD enter a reciprocal agreement with McLane Fire District 9 for the protection of western Olympia to avoid the construction of a new substations, as McLane Fire Station 91 was on the border of Olympia city limits at the time. Olympia City Council members disagreed, stating that, while such an agreement would've benefit McLane Fire District 9, which was struggling to serves it's residents at the time, it could've had little positive improvement for fire services in the Westside, placing even more strain on OFD.
=== 2008 Fire Station Construction Bonds===
In 2008, Olympia City Council members submitted a ballot title to the Thurston County Auditor to have a special election on August 19th to be held in conjunction with the county primary election. The special election made the proposition of $16,500,000 in General Obligation bonds being issued to pay for firefighting equipment and apparatus.Thurston County Auditor's Office (2008). August 19, 2008 Primary Election Voters Pamphlet (Page 12). Thurston County Election Archive. The proposition was approved by voters, with 8,887 "yes" votes and 4,002 "no" votes.Thurston County Auditor's Office (2008). August 19, 2008 Primary Election Results (Page 7). Thurston County Election Archive. Soon after, a new Station O-4 was built to serve northeast Olympia, a new Fire Training Center was built, a 2010 Pierce Velocity ladder truck was purchased, alongside 2 2010 Pierce Velocity engines.
===Olympia-Tumwater Regional Fire Authority===
In 2023, City Council members from Olympia and Tumwater jointly submitted a ballot title to the Thurston County Auditor to have a special election on April 25th. The special election made the proposition of merging Olympia Fire Department and Tumwater Fire Department to form the Olympia Tumwater Regional Fire Authority.Thurston County Auditor's Office (2023). Formation of a Regional Fire Authority Voters Pamphlet. Thurston County Election Archive. The proposition was rejected by voters, with 6,580 "yes" votes and 11,528 "no" votes.Thurston County Auditor's Office (2023). April 25, 2023 Special Election Results. Thurston County Election Archive.
===Fire Stations===
====First Generation (1869-1912)====
Station Number	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	210 4th Avenue East 	1869-1912 	Built to in 1869 house the Olympia City Hall & Olympia Engine Company 1. Replaced in 1912 by a new City Hall / Fire Station, which also consolidated Olympia firefighting operation into one building.
2 	407 Columbia Street Southwest	1882-1912 	Built prior to 1879. Converted into a fire station in 1882. Second story added in 1891 to serve as crew quarters. Replaced in 1912 by a new City Hall / Fire Station.
====Second Generation (1912-1993)====
Station Number	Station Name	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	Headquarters	201 Capitol Way N, Olympia 	1912-1993 	Built in 1912, housing both Olympia Fire Department and Olympia City Hall. The building became entirely property of Olympia Fire Department in 1966 when the city hall moved to a new building.
2 	Westside 	221 Perry Street NW, Olympia 	1948-1991 	Built in 1948. On February 13th, 1949, a open house was held to celebrate the completion of the new station, as well as to dedicate the station to Grant Talcott, a volunteer who had been with the department since 1889.Ceremony Scheduled At New Fire Station. The Olympian. Feb. 11, 1949 (Page 1). Newspapers.com. In its later years, the station housed reserve apparatus which would only respond to very large and demanding incidents. After its closure, the building served as the Olympia Police Department Westside Station. The building was demolished in 2019.
3 	Eastside 	2200 Boulevard Road SE, Olympia	1969-1992 	On February 28th, 1967, the City of Olympia annexated a large area of land in the Boulevard Road area, which included Lacey Fire District 3 Station 32. In 1969, the district and the City of Olympia formed an agreement for the station to be staffed & furnished by Olympia Fire Department under the condition that the department responded to areas still served by the district within 2 miles of the station. Lacey Fire District 3 agreed to sell the station to Olympia in 1973.Annexations to Olympia, 1886-2014. City of Olympia. From 1992 to 2011 the station was used as a training center for Olympia Fire Department. The station saw the end of its life with the fire service upon completion of the Mark Noble Regional Fire Training Center. The station is now owned by the City of Olympia, and has been used by various municipal organizations.
Old Olympia Fire Department Station 1.jpg|Old Station 1
Old Olympia Fire Department Station 2.jpg|Old Station 3
===Facilities===
Facility 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
Mark Noble Regional Fire Training Center	1305 Fones Road SE, Olympia 	8/22/2011-Present	Built in 2011 as Washington State's first regional fire training center. It is named to memorialize Mark Noble, an Olympia Firefighter who passed away a result of fire carcinogen related cancer. The center features various training buildings can a command center, as well as a 6 story training tower.
Vehicle Repair Facility 	8407 Steilacoom Road SE, Olympia	?-Present 	OFD's Vehicle Repair Facility (VRF) is owned by Lacey Fire District 3 and is shared between 10 fire agencies throughout Thurston County & Mason County.
==Apparatus Roster== 
*All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
*Apparatus shop numbers in brackets.
*Units without a type designation are called "Unit" followed by their shop number.
===Fire Station O-1 (Headquarters) - 100 Eastside Street NE===
Built 1993 
: Engine O-1 (377) - 2016 Pierce Velocity 7010 (1500/500) (SN#29257)
:Truck O-1 (378) - 2021 Pierce Velocity 6010 (-/-/107' Ascendant tractor-drawn) (SN#34790)
:Rescue O-1 (3215) - 2002 Freightliner FL 70 / Hackney walk aroundRescue O1 is on a long term loan from McLane Black Lake Fire Department (MBLFD), who purchased the truck from the Culligan Water Company to serve as an apparatus for the Thurston County Special Operations Rescue Team (SORT). MBLFD got another unit for the SORT organization, so the old one was loaned to Olympia Fire Department as Rescue 1
:Aid O-1 (359) - 2000 Ford E-350 / North Star (Ex-Tumwater Fire Department, acquired 2022)
:Chief O-1 (324) - 2016 Ford Explorer
:Battalion O-1 (330) - 2018 Ford Expedition 4x4
:Command O-1 (393) - 2000 GMC Stepvan
:MSO O-1 (337) - 2021 Ford Ranger
:Boat O-1 - ? / 25HP Evinrude
:Engine 12 (371) - 1998 Pierce Dash 2000 (SN#EB895-01 or 02) (Ex-Engine 1)
:Truck O-12 (Spare) (376) - 2010 Pierce Velocity 7010 (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#23076) (Ex-Truck 1)
:Battalion O-12 (Spare) (399) - 2014 Ford Expedition
:Unit 308 - 1992 EZ-Loader boat trailer
:Unit 324 - 2016 Ford Explorer deputy chief vehicle
:Unit 323 - 2016 Ford F-150 training vehicle
:Unit 326 - 2018 Ford Escape fire inspection vehicle
:Unit 327 - 2018 Ford Escape fire inspection vehicle
:Unit 328 - 2018 Ford Explorer chief vehicle
:Unit 340 - 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe training lieutenant
:Unit 349 - 2023 Olympic enclosed trailer
: Unit 387 - 2004 Toyota Prius support vehicle
:Unit 398 - 2013 Nissan Leaf support vehicle
:Unit 1683 - 2013 Nissian Leaf fire inspection vehicle
: Unit 1685 - 2013 Nissian Leaf fire inspection vehicle
:Unit 1686 - 2013 Nissian Leaf fire inspection vehicle
Olympia Fire Department Station 1.jpg|Station 1
Olympia Fire Department Rescue 1.jpg|Rescue 1
Olympia Fire Department Unit 327.jpg|Unit 326
Olympia Fire Department 2019 Unit 327.jpg|Unit 327
Olympia Fire Department Unit 337.jpg|Unit 337
===Fire Station O-2 (Westside) - 330 Kenyon Street NW===
Opened July 2, 1991 
:Engine O-2 (375) - 2010 Pierce Velocity 7010 (1500/500) (SN#23077-01)
:Chief O-2 (325) - 2016 Ford Explorer
:Engine O-22 (Spare) (372) - 1998 Pierce Dash 2000 (SN#EB895-02 or 01) (Ex-Engine 2)
Olympia Fire Department Station 2.jpg|Station 2
===Fire Station O-3 (Eastside) - 2525 22nd Avenue SE===
Opened December 19, 1992
:Engine O-3 (373) - 2008 Pierce Velocity (1500/500) (SN#19910)
: Chief O-3 (329) (Asst. Chief Fire Marshal) - 2018 Ford Explorer
: ISU O-3 (1471) - 2001 Chevrolet Express 3500 box van
Olympia Fire Department Station 3.jpg|Station 3
Olympia Fire Department 2016 Chief 3.jpg|Chief 3
Olympia Fire Department ISU.png|Olympia Fire Department ISU
=== Fire Station O-4 (Northeast) - 3525 Stoll Road SE===
Built 2011 
:Engine O-4 (374) - 2010 Pierce Velocity 7010 (1500/500) (SN#23077-02)
:Brush O-4 (336) - 2002 Ford F-550 / 2002 FD-Built / 2020 FD-Built (120/450) (Ex-West Thurston Regional Fire Authority, purchased 2020)Brush O4 was purchased in 2020 from West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. The unit was originally built by members of Littlerock Fire District 11 in 2002 with (120/350) specs. The unit was sold to Olympia as the trucks engine had blown, and the pump was broken. Olympia Fire Department's mechanics placed a new engine in the truck, rebuilt the pump, and replaced the tank a 450 gallon unit.
: Aid O-4 (359) - 2004 Ford E-350 / North Star (Ex-Thurston County Medic One, acquired 2015)
:Chief O-4 (331) - 2018 Ford F-150
:Engine O-42 (Spare) (370) - 1995 Pierce Dash (1500/500)
Olympia Fire Department Station 4.jpg|Station 4
===Mark Noble Regional Fire Training Center - 1305 Fones Road SE, Olympia===
Built 2011 
:Unit 306 - 1990 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/500/50) (SN#E5654) (current configuration)
:Unit 392 - 2005 Cargomate enclosed trailer
: Unit 395 - 2006 Olympic trailer
:Unit 396 - 2005 Olympic trailer
:Unit 397 - 2007 Olympic trailer
: Unit 1263 - 1988 HMD enclosed trailer (Ex-West Thurston Regional Fire Authority)
=== Vehicle Repair Facility - 8407 Steilacoom Road Southeast, Olympia===
:Unit 332 - 2018 Ford F-150
:Unit 333 - 2018 Ford F-450
:Unit 340 - 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe
:Unit 388 - 2005 Ford Taurus
: Unit 389 - 2005 Ford Taurus
:Unit 390 - 2005 Ford Taurus
==Retired Apparatus== 
:1995 Pierce Dash pumper (SN#E9313)
:(305) 1995 Pierce Dash aerial (-/-/105' rear-mount ladder) (SN#E9312) (Ex-Truck O-4, ex-Truck O-1, ex-Ladder O-1) (Sold to McLane Black Lake Fire Department)
:(365) 1993 Chevrolet V3500 (Ex-Rescue O-1)
:(306) 1990 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (SN#E5654) (Ex-Engine 12) (first configuration, Tele-Squrt removed, replaced with hose bed & deck gun in the mid 2000's)
:1986 Duplex D350 / Grumman pumper (1500/500/50' TeleSqurt) (SN#17659) (Ex-Engine 11)
:198? Seagrave pumper (Ex-Engine 10)
:1971 American LaFrance 900 Series aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 3)
:1970 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 9)
:1970 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 8)
:1962 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 7)
:1954 American LaFrance 700 Series pumper (1000/?) (Ex-Engine 6)
:1949 Dodge mini-pumper (Ex-Engine 5)
:1947 American LaFrance 700 Series pumper (750/?) (Ex-Engine 4)
: 1941 Seagrave aerial (-/-/65' mid-mount) (Sold late 1972)
:1937 Seagrave pumper (500/?) (Ex-Engine 3)
:1929 Dodge / 1918 ? / 1937 FD-remount pumper (750/?)
:1924 Seagrave pumper (1000/?) (Ex-Engine 2)
:1918 White pumper (Ex-Engine 1) (Destroyed in an accident on Nov. 22, 1936, body remounted on a 1929 Dodge chassis)
:1911 Seagrave / 1931 rebuild aerial (Ex-Truck 1) (Retired 1/1/1941, reactivated as a reserve apparatus in the early/mid 1960's. Sold 6/2/1970 for $550Sold! To The Man From Tacoma. The Olympian. Jun. 3, 1970 (Page 1). Newspapers.com.)
:1891 local pumper
:1870 Silsby pumper
Olympia Engine 3.jpg|1937 Seagrave
==Notes==
==External Links== 
*Olympia Fire Department
*Olympia Fire Department Facebook Page
==References ==
==Station Map==
Category:Thurston County, Washington
Category:Washington departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Grumman apparatus
Category:Former operators of Seagrave apparatus
Category:Former operators of Silsby apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierce apparatus