Six months into a contract with Clark County Fire District 3, the city of Battle Ground reports that the new partnership is exceeding expectations.
Since the fire agency began responding to emergency calls in Battle Ground in January, city officials said they’re impressed by the agency’s work and its effort to reach out to the community.
“The professionalism of Fire District 3 and their commitment to serve the City of Battle Ground is evident in everything they do,” Battle Ground City Manager Jeff Swanson said in a press release. “In the first six months of their service to the city we are seeing excellent emergency response times and the city’s resources being used more efficiently and effectively.”
Battle Ground doesn’t operate its own fire department. Instead, the city contracted with Clark County Fire & Rescue for its emergency services for nearly 25 years but opted to go with Fire District 3 this year after it made a more attractive pitch, city officials said.
Fire District 3 was awarded a $2 million, six-year contract. The fire district, which serves Hockinson and the surrounding rural area, hired seven firefighters from CCFR and five more firefighter/paramedics to meet the demands of the new contract.