The city of Camas has selected an outside consultant to review the merger of Camas’ and Washougal’s fire departments.
The Tualatin, Oregon-based Merina + CO will meet with stakeholders, conduct a facilitated analysis of the decade-long partnership between the cities’ fire departments that formed the existing Camas-Washougal Fire Department in December 2013, and develop recommendations for the future of fire and emergency medical services in the Camas-Washougal area.
The Camas City Council unanimously approved the $94,770 contract with Merina + CO at the council’s Monday, May 17 meeting.
City leaders in Camas and Washougal hope the consultants will help find a solution that allows the fire department to meet the community’s growth and increased needs without putting financial strain on any one jurisdiction.