Valley Regional Fire Authority (Washington)

== Area Served ==
Valley Regional Fire Authority (VRFA) serves the Cities of Algona, Auburn, and Pacific. The greatest portion of the departments service area is in King County, Washington, though, small portions of Auburn and Pacific are in Pierce County to the south, with one of VRFA's stations being located within a portion of the City of Auburn in Pierce County.
==History==
Valley Regional Fire Authority was formed in 2007 through the merger of the Auburn Fire Department and Pacific Fire Department.
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
32 	1951 R Street SE, Auburn 	2010-Present 	Built 1985 for Auburn Fire Department. Remodeled 2010.
34 	31204 124th Avenue SE, Auburn	1981-2011Parcel Report for 31204 124th Avenue. King County Parcel Viewer. Accessed Nov. 23, 2023	Closed, replaced by new station at 31290 124th Avenue SE, Auburn. In 2008, the City of Auburn annexed the Lea Hill area, leading to this station becoming Station 34. Originally, the station was planned to be remodeled, but due to increasing call volume in the area, the decison was made to be replace it with a new station down the street in 2011.Valley Regional Fire Authority Station 34 Facebook Post
35 	2905 C Street SW, Auburn 	 	VRFA leases this building but there are no indications as to when the lease started.
38 	133rd Avenue SE, Pacific 	2007-Present 	Buit in 1979 as the City of Pacific Public Safety Building, which was used by the Pacific Fire Department. It now serves as a VRFA station and the Pacific Police Department.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 31 (North Auburn) - 1101 D Street NE, Auburn===
Built 1984 
:Engine 336 - 2012 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer (1500/500/25F) (Ex-Engine 331) (company established 02/04/2024) 
:Ladder 331 - 2022 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 (-/-/107' Ascendent tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#36368)
:Aid 331 - 2017 Ford E-450 / Braun Northwest Type III 171" module (SO#2582-3)
:Battalion 331 (Shift Commander) - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4
:Engine 431 (Reserve) - 2001 Pierce Quantum (1500/500) (SN#12412) (Ex-Pacific FD)
:Aid 431 (Reserve) - 2005 Ford E-450 / North Star Manning is dependent on staffing levels.
===Fire Station 32 (South Auburn) - 1951 R Street SE, Auburn===
Built 1985, remodeled 2010
:Engine 332 - 2016 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/25F) (SN#29474)
:Aid 332 - 2016 Ford E-450 / Braun Northwest Type III 171" module (SO#2261-3)
:Engine 432 (Reserve) - 2001 Pierce Quantum (1500/500) (SN#11828) (Ex-Auburn FD)
:Aid 432 - 2003 Ford E-350 / Road Rescue Ultramedic
VRFA Station 32.jpg|Fire Station 32
===Fire Station 33 (Lakeland Hills) - 500 182nd Avenue East, Bonney Lake===
Built 2010
:Engine 333 - 2012 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer (1500/500/25F)
:Dive 333 - 2001 International 4700 / North Star walk-in
:Squad 333/Air 333 - 2004 Ford F-350 4x4 / Reading towing 2011 Scott air trailer
:Ladder 431 (Reserve) - 2009 HME / Rosenbauer (1500/300/105' Metz rear-mount platform) (Ex-Ladder 331)
:Fire Marshal 333 -
:Boat
:Boat
===Fire Station 34 (Lea Hill) - 31290 124th Avenue SE, Auburn===
Built 2011
:Engine 334 - 2012 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer (1500/500/25F) (Ex-Engine 338)
:Tender 334 - 2001 International F2654 SBA 6x4 / Pierce (1250/3000) (SN#11856)
:Brush 334 - 2009 Ford F-550 4x4 / Cascade Fire (250/400/10F)
:ATV 334 -
===Fire Station 35 (Southwest Auburn) - 2905 C Street SW, Auburn===
Offices and training space.
=== Fire Station 36 (North Auburn) ===
Under Construction
===Fire Station 38 (Pacific) - 133 3rd Avenue SE, Pacific===
Built 1979
:Engine 338 - 2019 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500/25F) (SN#32379)
:Engine 438 (Spare) - 2003 Pierce Quantum (1500/500) (SN#14869) (Ex-Engine 334) (Ex-Auburn FD)
===Station/Assignment Unknown===
:Parade - 1938 Pirsch pumper
:2002 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500) (SN#12992)
:Olympic trailer
=== Apparatus Notes ===
==On Order== 
:2024 Ram 5500 4x4 brush
:2023 Ford E-450 / Braun Northwest Type III 171" module ambulance (SO#3765-3)
==Retired Apparatus==
:1998 Pierce Quantum pumper (?/?/65' Tele-Squrt) (SN#EB796) (Ex-Engine 32, ex-Engine 33) (Ex-Auburn FD) (Sold to Lewis County Fire District 15 (Washington))
:1991 Pierce Lance pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Auburn FD) (Sold to Lewis County Fire District 13 (Washington))
==Future Plans==
Plans are underway for building a new HQ/Fire Station 31. Build will happen on the existing station 31 location. The old station will remain operational during the build of the new one. Will require moving the Medic One staff building, and demolition of the building Medic 6 and the mechanic shop are in currently. 
Plans are underway for a new North Auburn Station 36. Station will be built on 30th Street NE between Auburn Way and I Street NE. 
Plans for building a new Station 38 closer to the city center are currently in the works and the land has been purchased.
==External Links==
*Valley Regional Fire Authority
*Valley Regional Fire Authority Facebook
==References==
==Station Map==
Category:King County, Washington
Category:Pierce County, Washington
Category:Washington departments operating Cascade Fire apparatus
Category:Washington departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Departments operating Pirsch antique or parade apparatus
Category:Washington departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus