Thurston County Fire District No. 14

==History==
On November 6th, 1962, a Special Election was held to determine if Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 14 should be formed. The votes were cast in favor of forming the district, with 188 votes in favor of and 48 votes against the formation of the district. The district was officially formed on December 10th, 1962.
On September 20th, 1966, voters approved a $18,000 Bond issue with 146 "yes" votes and 37 "no" votes.
On January 1st, 1998, Grand Mound Fire District 14 entered the Southwest Thurston County Fire Based ALS Consortium. 
In 2001, the Board of Fire Commissioners submitted a ballot title to the Thurston County Auditor to have a special election on February 5th, 2002. The special election made the proposition of Grand Mound Fire District 14 being merged into Rochester Fire District 1 (Washington). The proposition was approved by voters, with 583 "yes" votes and 168 "no" votes.Thurston County Auditor's Office (2002). Feruary 5, 2002 Special Election Results (Page 2). Thurston County Election Archive.
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
14-1 	20411 Old Highway 99 SW, Centralia	1963-19711971-2002(Merger)	Initially an abondoned gas station purchased on April 8th, 1963 from one of the district's commissioners, Vera McLeod. Site converted into a fire station through several renovations. The old station was demolished in early 1971, with a new 2 story, 3 bay station being rebuilt on site, finished in late 1971.Thurston County Assessor's Office. Parcel #13513220900 Report. Accessed May 20, 2024.Grand Mound Fire Workers Plan Feed. The Olympian. Oct. 1, 1971 (Page 6). Newspapers.com. 4 additional bays were added in 1981 to house additional tenders and brush trucks.Thurston Regional Planning Council (1981). Case #CP-7-81. Laserfiche Weblink. Later in the 1980's, the second story of the 1971 portion of the station was converted into resident quarters.
14-2 	10344 Langworthy Rd SW, Rochester 	1980-2002 (Merger) 	Fire Station 14-2 was built on land acquired from Michigan Hill Grange #711 via a quitclaim deed made effective on 1/9/1978.Thurston County Auditor's Office (1978). Quit-Claim Deed (File #1074507). Jan. 9, 1978. The Grange Hall was demolished and the station was then built on the same site.1951 Aerial. 10344 Langworthy Road Southwest, Rochester. Historic Aerials. The station was built through an agreement with Lewis County Fire District 12 (Washington), where the district would build the station, and Lewis 12 would provide an engine so that Grand Mound could provide mutual aid to the northwestern area of Lewis 12's area.
TCFPD14 Sta 141 1964.jpg|Station 14-1 (1964) 
TCFPD14 1964 Statement.jpg|1964 Statement
West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Station 1-7.jpg|Station 14-1
West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Station 1-7 West Side.jpg|Station 14-1 Side
West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Station 1-5.jpg|Station 14-2
==Apparatus==
: 2001 Kenworth T300 6x4 / Pierce elliptical tanker (750/2850) (SN#12951) (Ex-Tender 14-1)
:1995 Spartan Gladiator / H&W pumper (1750/500/25A/25B) (Ex-Engine 14-1)
:1995 Ford F-350 4x4 / Protech / WA DNR brush (port./240) (Ex-Brush 14-1)
:1995 Ford E-350 / North Star ambulance (Ex-Aid 14-1)
:1988 HMD enclosed decontamination trailer
:1983 Ford C-800 / Darley pumper (1000 top-mount/750) (Sold 1995)
:1979 GMC ambulance (Ex-Thurston County Medic One, acquired 1989)
:1978 Western Star / ? tanker (Replaced 2001 due to failing engine, later destroyed in a rollover accident near station 14-2.)
:1964 Ford F-750 / Western States pumper (500 front-mount/500) (Ex-Engine 1411)
:1962 International RF192 6x4 / Entyre (250/3600) (Ex-Tender 14-1)
:1954 GMC 630 / General Fire Truck Corporation pumper (750/350) (Ex-Engine 14-21) (Ex-Lewis County Fire District 12, acquired 1980)
:1954 GMC M135 2½-ton 6x6 / FD-Built brush (Ex-Brush 14-11) (Ex-US Army, acquired 1981)
:1954 GMC M135 2½-ton 6x6 / FD-Built brush (Ex-Brush 14-12) (Ex-US Army, acquired 1981)
:1954 GMC M135 2½-ton 6x6 / FD-Built tanker (Ex-Tender 14-12) (Ex-US Army, acquired 1981)
:1952 GMC M135 2½-ton 6x6 / FD-Built tanker (Ex-Tender 14-13) (Ex-US Army, purchased 1971/72)
:1952 GMC M135 2½-ton 6x6 / FD-Built tanker (Ex-Tender 14-21) (Ex-US Army, acquired 1980)
==References==
==District Map==
Category:Defunct fire departments of Thurston County, Washington
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Fouts Brothers apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierce apparatus