Lacey Fire District 3 (History)

== About ==
This page contains the history of Lacey Fire District 3's various old stations, bond issues, and annexations. Upon the districts formation, the district served 43.25mi2 from Olympia city limits along Fair View Street to the West, 26th Avenue to the north, the Nisqually River in the Northeast, and Yelm Highway to the Southeast.
==History==
Year	Event 	Notes
1949	Warrant Issue 	On Septemer 27th, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 authorized the sale of $35,000 of Coupon Warrants to the H.P. Pratt and Company. The funds were used to purchase 2 new Dodge chassis that were locally built into engines by Nelson Equipment.Resolution #1. Washington States Digital Archives. Accessed Apr. 4, 2024.
1952	Bond Issue 	In November of 1952, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 placed a measure on the November 4th General Election ballot with the proposal of issuing $120,000 of bonds to fund the purchase of land to build a new station on, as well as to fund the station itself. The bond also funded the purchase of a new fire engine. The measure was passed with 2385 "yes" votes and 658 "no" votes.
1964	Annexation 	In July of 1964, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 placed a measure on the July 14th Special Election ballot with the proposal of annexing approximately 11mi2 in the Lake Saint Clair area. The annexation was passed by voters with 83 "yes" votes and 3 "no" votes.July 14th Special Election Results. Thurston County Public Records.
1966	Bond Issue 	In September of 1966, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 placed a measure on the September 20th, 1966 Primary Election Ballot with the proposal of issuing a total of $200,000 of bonds to fund the construction of a substation of Mullen Road and the purchase of 2 Mack C pumpers. The measure was passed with 2278 "yes" votes and 837 "no" votes.September Primary Election Results. Thurston County Public Records.
1967	Annexation 	On February 28th, 1967, Olympia City Council members finalized the annexation of a large area of land in the Hoffman/Boulevard Road area. A problem arose due to the presence of Station 32 within the area annexed to the city. An agreement was made that Olympia Fire Department would furnish and operate the station to calls with city limits as well as responding to calls from areas still served by the district with 2 miles of the station.
1968	Annexation 	On December 23rd, 1968, an order was passed by the Board of County Commissioners approving the annexation of approximately 7.5mi2 of land in the Beachcrest area.
1970	Bond Issue 	In September of 1970, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 placed a measure on the September 15th, 1970 Primary Election Ballot with the proposal of issuing a total of $410,000 of bonds$230,000 of bonds were isued by the district, and $180,000 of bonds were issued by the City of Lacey. Within the City of Lacey, 1319 "yes" votes and 759 "no" votes were cast. Within the district, 1284 "yes" votes and 1004 "no" votes were cast. to fund the construction of 3 new substations, the construction of a training tower at Station 31, the purchase 2 Mack CF pumpers, and the purchase of 1 Mack CF ladder truck. The measure was passed by voters within the City of Lacey but not within the unincorporated areas of the district. The measure was reran on the November 4th General Election,September 15th Lacey Fire District 3 Minutes Archive. Washington State Digital Archives. Accessed Feb. 16, 2024 being passed by district voters with 2156 "yes" votes and 1397 "no" votes. The measure was not reran within the City of Lacey as it passed on the September Primary Election.
1977	Bond Issue 	In September of 1977, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 placed a measure on the November 8th, 1977 General Election Ballot with the proposal of issuing a total of $485,000 of bonds to fund the construction of a new substation on Yelm Highway and for the purchase of 3 Mack R pumpers.Lacey Fire District 3 Resolution #159. Washington State Digital Archives. Accessed Feb. 25, 2024 This measure passed by voters with a combined 2,695 "yes" votes and 1,279 "no" votes.
1979	Service Contract 	On January 23rd, 1979 the Board of Fire Commissioners signed a contract for providing services to Nisqually Tribal lands, which was applied retroactively back to January 15th, 1979.Board of Fire Commissioners (1979). January 23, 1979 Meeting Minutes (Page 1). Washington State Digital Arhives.
1984	City of Puget Incorporation 	In early 1984, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 discussed the possibility of forming a contract to provide services to the proposed City of Puget, located outside of the district's boundaries, and within the jurisdiction of South Bay Fire Department (Washington). The City of Puget failed to form, and the district subsequently never served them.
1988	Bond Issue 	In July of 1988, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 placed a measure on the September 20th, 1988 Primary Election Ballot with the proposal of issuing a total of $3,629,000 of bonds to fund the replacement of several apparatus that dated back to the 1950's. The measure was passed by voters with a combined 4,057 "yes" votes and 2,306 "no" votes. Te fund were used to buy:
:2 1989 Pierce Lance engines
: 1 1989 Spartan / Western States tender
:3 1989 GMC brush units
With the purchase of these 6 new apparatus, 5 old 1950's era brush tenders were surplussed in 1990, and a 1961 Crown engine was surplussed in 1991.
2000	Bond Issue 	In September of 2000, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 placed a measure on the September 19th, 2000 Primary Election Ballot with the proposal of issuing a total of $11,980,000 of bonds to fund the construction of a new Station 33 and 37, the purchase of 2 new engines and a ladder truck, and the expansion of Stations 31, 32, 34, and 35. This measure was passed by voters with a combined 9,945 "yes" votes and 6,099 "no" votes.
2010	Annexation 	In April of 2010, commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 and City of Lacey council members placed a measure on the April 27th, 2010 Special Election proposing the annexation of the City of Lacey into Lacey Fire District 3. This measure was approved by voters with a combined 13,605 "yes" votes and 2,424 "no" votes across the the Fire District and the City of Lacey.2010 Special Election Results. Thurston County Election Archive. Accessed Aug. 18, 2023 Since it's incorporation in 1966, the City of Lacey had contracted fire services with the district via a contract renewed on an annual basis. Due to the passage of the annexation, future bonds would only need to be issued by the district, and City of Lacey residents were allowed to be elected as fire district commissioners.
2010	Increase Number of Fire Commissioners	After the approval of the annexation of the City of Lacey earlier in 2010, the board of fire commissioners saw the need to provide better representation to the district's resident. A ballot title was submitted to the Thurston County Auditor to have a special election on August 17th to be held in conjunction with the county primary election. The special election made the proposition of increasing the number of Fire Commissioners from 3 to 5.August Voters Pamphlet. Thurston County Election Archive. Accessed Apr. 30, 2024. The election was passed by voters, with 10,671 "yes" votes and 7,909 "no" votes.Primary Election Results. Thurston County Election Archive. Accessed Apr. 30, 2024
2017	Bond Issue 	In November of 2017, Commissioners of Lacey Fire District 3 placed a measure on the November 7th, 2017 General Election Ballot with the proposal of issuing a total of $19,975,147 of bonds to fund the construction of a new Station 34, subsequent conversion of the old Station 34 into a Training & Education Center, and minor expansions to Stations 33 and 35. This measure was approved by voters with 13,033 "yes" votes and 4,354 "no" votes.2017 General Election Results. Thurston County Election Archive. Accessed Oct. 15, 2023
===Fire Stations ===
Station Number	Address 	In Service	Staffing 	Notes
31 	 	1949-1953 	Volunteer(1949-1953) 	Space shared with Al Homann's brick factory. Homann built 2 bays at the factory specifically to serve as a fire station in 1948 to serve the Lacey Volunteer Fire Department.
31 	5608 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey 	1953-2004 	Volunteer(1953-1966)Career(1966-2004) 	Built in 1953. Dispatch center added in 1965, offices added in 1966/1967, Sleeping accomodations & training tower added in 1971. Miscellaneous remodelling completed in 1990. This station is now used as the Pope John Paul Catholic High School.
32 	2200 Boulevard Road SE, Olympia 	1962-1969 	Volunteer(1962-1969) 	Completed in August of 1962 on land purchased from Kenneth & Allegra Boone for $2,000 in February of 1962. In June of 1967, discussion was held regading the use of Station 32 as a Civil Defense Headquarters.June 8th, 1967 Lacey Fire District 3 Minutes Archive. Washington State Digital Archives. Accessed Nov. 17, 2023 In June of 1968, Lacey FireDistrict 3 entered an agreement with the City of Olympia to have Olympia Fire Department furnish fire service to area still part of the district within 2 miles of the station.Board of Fire Commissioners (1968). June 17, 1968 Special Meeting Minutes (Pages 1-2). Washington State Digital Archives. Lacey considered selling the station to the City of Olympia in February of 1973. February 14th, 1973 Lacey Fire District 3 Minutes Archive. State Digital Archives. Accessed Nov. 17, 2023 On July 15th, 1974, a hearing was held regarding the sale, being approved, and sell the station to Olympia for $20,650.Notice of Hearing. The Olympian. Jun. 21, 1974 (Page 26). Newspapers.com.
33 	9013 Mullen Road SE, Olympia 	1967-2003 	Volunteer(1967-2003) 	Completed in June of 1967 from bonds passed in 1966 on land leased from WA DNR. Modeled off of South Bay Fire Department Station 82 which was built 2 years earlier. In 1987, commissioners approved the purchase of the site from DNR so the district would own the station and the land it was on.May 13th, 1987 Lacey Fire District 3 Minutes Archive. Washington State Digital Archives. Accessed Nov. 25, 2023 The station was closed upon completion of the current Station 33 in 2003. This station is now owned by the Lions Club and serves as their eye glass donation center.
34 	1546 Marvin Road NE, Lacey 	1969-1991 	Volunteer(1969-1978)Day-Staffed(1978-1982)Career(1982-1991)	Completed in July of 1969July 8th, 1969 Lacey Fire District 3 Minutes Archive. Washington State Digital Archives. Accessed Nov. 17, 2023 on land leased from DNR on the northwest corner of the DNR shops. Demolished in late 1992. Notably, prior to Lacey Fire District 3's choice to lease land from DNR for construction of Station 34, residents along Fair Oaks Road (South of Pattison Lake) offered a pre-existing garage to the district for use as a fire station.August 13th, 1968 Lacey Fire District 3 Minutes Archive. Washington State Digital Archives. Accessed Dec. 19, 2023
35 	410 Nisqually Cut Off Road SE, Olympia	1971-2004 	Volunteer(1971-2004) 	Built in 1971 from bonds passed in 1970 on land purchased from Norman McDonald.March 23rd, 1971 Lacey Fire District 3 Minutes Archive. Washington State Digital Archives. Closed when the current Station 35 was opened. Sold 5/4/2006.Resolution #768 Archive. Washington State Digital Archives. Accessed Mar. 30, 2024 The station is now owned and used by the Nisqually Tribe.
36 	6204 Ruddell Road SE, Lacey 	1971-2003 	Volunteer(1971-1993)Career(1993-2002) 	Built in 1971 from bonds passed in 1970 following the purchase of land from Burlington Northern Railroad for $2,500 via a quitclaim deed made effective on 6/19/1971.Quitclaim Deed Agreement. Thurston County Auditor. Accessed Sep. 1, 2023 A mobile home was added in 1996 to act as a resident quarters. Closed when the current Station 33 was opened. The station is now owned by North Thurston Public Schools, but is used as the Lacey Police Department South Substation.
37 	9211 46th Avenue NE, Olympia 	1971-2005 	Volunteer(1971-2005) 	Built in 1971 from bonds passed in 1970 following the purchase of land from the Weyerhouser Logging Company for $1,500.August 12th, 1971 Lacey Fire District 3 Minutes Archive. Washington State Digital Archives. Accessed Nov. 17, 2023 A DNR fire engine was stored at Station 37 beginning in 1989, which district members were allowed to use.December 21st, 1989 Lacey Fire District 3 Minutes Archive. Washington State Digital Archives. Accessed Dec. 19, 2023 Closed when the current Station 35 was opened. The land was sold to a nearby golf course, which demolished the building in 2013.
Old Lacey Fire Station 3-1.jpg|Old Lacey Fire Station 31
Old Lacey Fire Station 3-2.jpg|Old Lacey Fire Station 32
Old Lacey Fire Station 3-4.jpg|Old Lacey Fire Station 34
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Category:Thurston County, Washington