About Us

WELCOME

To the Grant County Fire District 5 new website.  I am proud to be the Fire Chief for so many wonderful, professional and dedicated people.

District 5 Career Staff work very hard to support and maintain the vast fleet of Fire/Rescue apparatus that allow our Volunteers to protect the 565 square mile District, and we are very fortunate to have all of the professional Volunteers who are the backbone for District 5.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the Staff, Career and Volunteers that work so hard day and night to keep our Customers who live in and visit Grant County Fire District 5 protected.

If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer with Grant County Fire District 5, please visit our Volunteer Application page on our website (www.gcfd5.org) or call 509-765-3175 and arrange an appointment to meet with our Volunteer Coordinator - Battalion Chief Dan Svilar or feel free to stop in my office and introduce yourself.  You now have the opportunity to start your career in the Fire Service TODAY!

MISSION STATEMENT

In partnership with the communities within District 5, strive to create a safe fire district by providing the best possible training and services in fire, EMS and rescue to our customers, through the efforts of dedicated personnel.

GOALS:

a.     With resources provided and with a strong Training Program, District 5 will strive to achieve the fastest possible response time and be proactive to all incidents by limiting fire, rescue and/or hazardous conditions.  Personnel shall be trained in the most up-to-date techniques in the use of equipment to combat fires, rescue and hazardous situations.

b.     District 5 will be proactive in using fire prevention, school education programs, pre-planning and inspection programs to attempt to reduce fires and hazardous conditions while focusing on our Customers in the District.

c.      The District shall move in an aggressive direction to establish a District 5 Technical Rescue Team (TRT) within 18 months to provide a new level of rescue response, written policies and standards into our industry sites.  The Training Tower will be reintroduced into District 5 Training Program with a higher priority toward training.  District 5 Training Program will better develop our “FIREMANSHIP and RESCUE” skills.