If you’re having a medical emergency or fire, nothing’s more important than time.
Reducing response time is just one improvement residents can expect if they vote for a Regional Fire Authority on the April 23 ballot, supporters say. Another reason for an RFA is NSF, or non-sufficient funds. The fire department is running out of savings used to keep the operation running the past few years. If the RFA fails, there could be cuts as early as 2020, Fire Chief Martin McFalls told the Marysville Kiwanis Club Wednesday.
The new authority would combine the Marysville Fire District and Snohomish County Fire District 12. Equipment, resources, firefighters and EMS workers would come under one department, supporters say.
“It’s the power of consolidation,” McFalls said. “It will remove all the fat – the duplication of services.”