Thurston County Fire District No. 2

==History==
Thurston County Fire District 2 was also known as Yelm Fire District 2.
On August 19th, 1946, the Town of Yelm submitted a petition to the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) for the formation of a fire district. On Setptember 3rd, 1946, the BoCC was informed by the County Auditor that the petition sibmitted fell short of the required percentage of voters to undersign. This petition was then rejected by the BoCC with no further action. On September 23rd, the BoCC accepted a new petition with the required amount of signatures, and the hearing set set to be held on October 14th, 1946. At the hearing, the commissioners recognized the benefits a fire district would provide, and eventually a special election was set to be held on December 10th, 1946.
On December 10th, 1946, a Special Election was held to determine if Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 2 should be formed. The votes were cast in favor of formig the district, with 200 votes in favor of and 11 votes against the formation of the district. The district was officially formed on October 6th, 1947.
In 1985, Bald Hills Fire District 17 began plans to have a portion of land served by Yelm Fire District 2 annexed into their district. The location of this proposed annexation was within Section 34 of Township 16 North, Range 2 East, specifically all land north of the Deschutes River within the afforementioned area. Bald Hill's reasons for annexing this area were;
# Their portion of service area within Section 34 was cut off by the juristiction of Yelm Fire District 2,
# In order to serve the Cougar Mountian area, Bald Hills would have to cross through Yelm Fire District 2,
# In order to get to the Driftwood Valley area, Yelm would have to cross through Bald Hills Fire District 17,
# Members in the Cougar Mountian/Driftwood Valley area considering themselves to be the same "neighborhood", despite being separated by the Dechutes River, and they all wished to be served by one Fire District.
A total of 32 residents in the area to be annexed signed in favor of the annexation on the petition to the Thurston County Board of Commissioners. In 1987, the merger was finalized, and 170 acres (0.1mi2) was annexed into Bald Hill Fire District 17.
FD17 1987 Annexation Area.jpg|Annexation Area
In 1996, Yelm Fire District 2's board of commissioners decided to place a measure on the September 17th, 1996 Primary Election regarding the levy lift to $1.50 per $1.000 of a property's assessed valuation. Unlike normal levy lifts, the funds generated from this levy would've allow for the replacement of one ageing engine, refurbishing of another engine, and the construction of a new substation 2-4. This measure was rejected by the voters with 851 "yes" votes and 931 "no" votes.Thurston County Auditor's Office (1996). September 17, 1996 Primary Election Results. Thurston County Election Archive.
On June 1st, 2000, the Board of Fire Commissioners, by resolution, requested that the Board of County Commissioners change the district's name from "Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 2" to "Yelm Fire District 2" to better represent the area the district served. The name change was approved by the County Commissioners on October 2nd, 2000.Board of County Commissioners (2000). Resolution #12327. Laserfiche Weblink.
In 2001 Rainier Fire District 4 entered a contractual consolidation with Yelm Fire District 2, forming S.E. Thurston Fire & EMS. On Feb. 9, 2010 Yelm Fire District 2, Rainier Fire District 4 and the City of Yelm held a special election, voting in favor of creating a Regional Fire Protection Service Authority. Thurston County Auditor's Office (2010). February 9, 2010 Special Election Results. Thurston County Election Archive. This authority was formed in on July 1st, 2010, creating the S.E. Thurston Fire Authority.
===Fire Stations===
Station Number	Station Name 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
21 	Yelm 	709 Mill Road SE, Yelm 	1994-2010 (Merger)	Built in 1994.
22 	Lawrence Lake	17213 153rd Avenue, Lawrence Lake	1974-2009 	Built from late 1974 into early 1975.Thurston County Building Department (1974). Permit #4357-B. Issued Sep. 7, 1974. Laserfiche Weblink. Some funds from a bond passed in 1992 allowed for a new mobile home to be placed on site to serve as crew quarters.
23 	Mosman 	17311 Hannus Road, Four Corners 	1976-1995 	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. This station started life in 1976 as a volunteer resident station where volunteers stayed in 2 modular homes on site, one of which burned down in May of 2001, with the second one, to the south of the station being removed a couple months later. Closed prior to merger due to lack of volunteers to staff the station.
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 21 Apparatus Bays.jpg|Station 21 Apparatus Bays
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 21 Public Entrance-Administration.jpg|Station 21 Public Entrance
SE Thurston Fire Authority Station 22.jpg|thumb|Station 22
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 23 .jpg|thumb|Station 23
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority Station 23 Utility Building.jpg|thumb|Station 23 (Utility Building)
==Apparatus==
All pump/tank capacities are in US gallons.
:2008 HME Ahrens-Fox 1871-Spectr MFDxl-12 (1500/1300/25A) (SN#21237) (WA#83524C) (Ex-Engine 21)
:2008 Ford Expedition SSV (WA#B4391C) (Ex-Chief 21)
:2007 Ford E-450 / North Star ambulance (Ex-Aid 21)
:2007 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 / 2007 ProTech flatbed / 2016 CET / FD-Built (120/300/10A skid) (WA#78873C) (Ex-Brush 21)
:2000 Chevrolet 3500 4x4 / Northend Truck / UPF skid / FD-Built (120/350/10A) (WA#07760C) (Ex-Brush 21)
:1995 International 4800 pumper (Loaned to Rainier Fire District 4 1996-2004)
:1990 GMC pickup (Ex-Tumwater Fire Department, purchased 2000)
:1986 Ford E-350 ambulance (Ex-Thurston County Medic One, acquired 1993)
:1986 Pemfab / E-One pumper (1750/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (SN#4891) (Ex-Engine 212, ex-Engine 21) (Ex-Bellevue Fire Department (Washington), purchased 1997)
:1986 pumper (Likely a Western States or Curtis-Heiser body, based on the bids recieved by the BOFC on 6/20/1985.) 
:1980 GMC mini pumper (250/?) (Ex-Tumwater Fire Department, purchased 2000)
:tanker (?/1500)
:tanker (?/1800)
:tanker (?/2500)
:tanker (?/13000)
:1952 GMC M135 2½-ton 6x6 / FD-Built (Ex-US Army, purchased 1971/72)
:1952 GMC M135 2½-ton 6x6 / FD-Built (Ex-US Army, purchased 1971/72)
:1948 Dodge / Howard Cooper pumper (500/500) (Ex-Engine 224, ex-Engine 211) (First commercially built apparatus)
:1947 trailer (550/-)
Yelm Fire District 2 1948 Dodge pumper.jpg|thumb|1948 Dodge
==References==
==District Map==
Thurston County Fire District No. 02
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Central States apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierce apparatus