After years of discussion and shared services, Clark County Fire District 2 might merge with Clark County Fire & Rescue.
Residents of District 2 will decide whether to merge during a vote on Aug. 2. To pass, the vote will require a simple majority.
District 2 covers a small portion of Clark County between Woodland and La Center. Clark County Fire & Rescue covers Ridgefield, La Center and Woodland and nearby rural areas.
District 2, which has been around since the 1960s, previously contracted with the former Woodland Fire Department for services, said Clark County Fire & Rescue Division Chief of Operations Mike Jackson, who was also chief of the Woodland Fire Department. The Woodland Fire Department merged with CCFR in 2013, and since then, District 2 has contracted services from CCFR.
District 2 has one fire station, at 314 N.W. 389th St. in Woodland, which nobody operates out of at the moment, and it owns a fire engine, water tender and brush truck, Jackson said. The tender is at another station in Woodland, while the fire engine is at a station in La Center, where it’s a reserve. District 2’s fire station is used for storage.