Arlington’s Fire Department and North County Fire and EMS will share the services of some new employees they hope will improve fire services. Both agencies are sharing a medical services administrator and an assistant chief for community risk reduction. They also plan to share a community resource paramedic as well. North County Fire and EMS covers Stanwood and some rural unincorporated county areas around Smokey Point and Arlington. The two departments decided to work together for the positions as they didn’t have enough work for a full-time position. “Both North County and Arlington Fire had a need for a fire marshal and a medical services administrator, but neither had the funding or the work load really for a full-time position,” said Arlington’s Fire Chief Dave Kraski.