Local 469

City of Yakima Fire Department

Yakima Fire has been around for over 100 years. We currently have 90 firefighters, 5 stations, a Maintenance Depot, and a dedicated training ground. Our stations are staffed and ready to respond 24/7 to provide emergency services to the citizens of Yakima.

YFD has specialized Teams and Divisions for:

  • Water Rescues
  • Technical Rescues
  • HazMat Response
  • Training & Academy
  • Fire Inspectors
  • Fire Investigators
  • Public Education & Outreach
  • Airport Rescue Response (ARFF)
  • Fire Mechanics
  • Wildland Fires

Additionally, our firefighters are prepared for Statewide Mobilizations to assist whenever and wherever needed.

Yakima Fire is contracted to provide emergency response coverage for the Broadway Fire District as well which includes unincorporated areas of Yakima County south of the Union Gap and Yakima city limits.

Station 91 – Northeast Yakima & Department Headquarters

Station 92 – West Yakima

Station 93 – North Central Yakima

Station 94 – South Central Yakima & Airport Rescue Response

Station 95 – Southeast Yakima & Training Division

Station 90 – Maintenance Depot

East Valley Fire Department

East Valley Fire is located in Moxee and has 3 stations covering Terrace Heights, Moxee and the greater East Valley area. EVFD is also contracted to provide staffing for the city of Union Gap out of Station 43 located in Union Gap.

Station 40 – Central East Valley & Moxee (Staffed24/7 & District Headquarters)

Station 41 – Moxee (Volunteer Station)

Station 42 – Terrace Heights (Staffed 24/7)

Station 43 – Union Gap (Staffed 24/7)

SunComm Dispatch & 911 Communications

When you have an emergency and call 9-1-1, the dedicated professionals of SunComm are the ones that answer your call. We answer and process over 120,000 911 calls annually, and we dispatch over 100,000 calls to our user agencies per year.

SunComm is a consolidated dispatch center for the following agencies:

Yakima County 911

Yakima Fire Department

Yakima Police Department

Union Gap Police Department

Toppenish Police Department

Yakima Training Center Fire Department

AMR (American Medical Response) Ambulance Service

Additionally, our dispatchers handle ALL medical calls in Yakima County, regardless of jurisdiction. Our dispatchers are the only trained and certified Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMD) in the county.