Jefferson County Fire Protection District No. 2 dba Quilcene Fire Rescue provides first due structural and wildland fire suppression, rescue, EMS, BLS transport, and Haz-Mat ops to the unincorporated villages of Quilcene and Coyle in the rugged Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. The 88-square mile response area involves both rural and remote demand zones. The District has a population of 2,500 residents that increase to over 6,000 in summer.
In 2023 Quilcene Fire Rescue answered 567 calls for service. 23 calls were for NFIRS Series 100 Fires and 369 calls were EMS related (65%). Total call volume increased 16% over 2022.
The district operates one staffed fire station in Quilcene and one volunteer responder station in Coyle, a remote village 20 miles away at the far end of the Toandos peninsula. Paid staff includes a Fire Chief, three officers, and two temp-hire firefighter/EMTs. A full-time District Secretary handles bookkeeping. 17 volunteers provide additional firefighting and EMS response capabilities.
Quilcene Fire Rescue is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Quilcene Fire Rescue
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Quilcene Fire Rescue has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Quilcene Fire Rescue regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
