The fire department’s facilities and fleet of vehicles are at an advanced age and not serving the district as well they should, creating limitations that will need to be addressed in the weeks and months ahead. Vashon Island Fire &Rescue Chief Charlie Krimmert delivered that message in a presentation last week as part of a series of presentations about the state of the fire district. The series is intended to clarify the district’s needs and lay necessary groundwork for a possible vote on the district’s tax levy this fall. At the regular meeting of the fire board of commissioners last month, Krimmert made clear the district is extremely understaffed, even to handle a house fire or a small cluster of medical emergencies.