Mount Vernon Professional Fire Fighters

01/04/2026

🚒 2025 Year in Review | Mount Vernon Fire Department 🚑

2025 was another record-setting year of service for the Mount Vernon Fire Department — and none of it would be possible without our dedicated firefighters and paramedics, partner agencies, and the community we’re proud to serve.

🔥 8,503 total calls for service, continuing a steady rise in call volume
🚑 6,317 medical responses, serving our community when it matters most
🚗 319 motor vehicle accidents
🔥 103 total fire incidents, including structure, brush, and vehicle fires
❤️ 52 CPRs

🤝 Mutual aid remains critical:
• Support received from neighboring departments when our community needed it
• Hundreds of responses provided by MVFD to assist surrounding jurisdictions

Every number represents a moment where someone needed help — and our crews answered the call.

Thank you to our firefighters, dispatchers, mutual aid partners, city leadership, and most of all you, the Mount Vernon community, for your continued trust and support. We’re ready for whatever 2026 brings.

👨‍🚒👩‍🚒 Proud to serve. Always ready.

01/01/2026

As the sun sets on another year we want again say thank you! Thank you for supporting us, for following us and most of all, for celebrating safely and responsibly tonight! We wish you all the best in this New Year!

12/25/2025

🎄🚒 Merry Christmas from us at Mount Vernon Fire to you 🚒🎄

This holiday season, we’re grateful for the community we serve and the support you show us all year long.

Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, warm, and Merry Christmas ❤️❄️

12/15/2025

We have another weather system coming in starting tonight.
Prepare supplies and expect for heavy wind and rain.
It is expected that we will see many trees come down. If you don’t have to be out, please stay indoors and safe while crews continue to work.

12/12/2025

Please refrain from flying personal drones.
Crews need clear air space for emergency operations.

🚫 URGENT: Temporary Flight Restriction in Effect

Skagit County is reminding all residents that a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is currently in place. This means personal drones are NOT allowed to be flown in the affected area.

When personal drones are in the air, official emergency drones cannot operate safely. These aircraft are being used for life safety, damage assessment, and emergency response, and unauthorized drones interfere with critical operations.

If you own a drone:
➡️ Do NOT launch it during this emergency.
➡️ Keep the airspace clear for first responders.

Thank you for helping keep our community — and our emergency crews — safe.

12/11/2025

Level 3 evacuation
Go Now!

12/10/2025

Current projections are very concerning. If they are accurate, many areas in and around the city, and the county, will experience significant flooding, with the peak expected Friday morning at around 4am.

A few, very important reminders.
1. If you encounter water over the road, do not drive through it.
2. Prepare a go bag of medications and important documents.
3. If you’re asked to evacuate, please do. If you choose to stay you’re not only endangering your life, but those you call to save you.

We are closely monitoring the projections and are preparing for the worst case scenario. You can help by following recommendations and not putting yourself in dangerous situations.

11/27/2025

🚒🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from the your Mount Vernon Firefighters and Paramedics 🦃🚒

This season, we’re especially grateful for our incredible community and the honor of serving you every day. While you celebrate with family and friends, our crews remain ready to respond—keeping Mount Vernon safe around the clock.

From our firehouse to your home, we wish you a warm, joyful, and safe Thanksgiving! ❤️🔥

11/20/2025

We want to say a heartfelt thank you to our citizens for supporting us with Prop 1.

If you haven’t heard by now Prop 1 passed! With this support we can ensure that we have an Engine and Ambulance staffed at station 3.

Here is what you can expect to see next:
Interview and offer positions off of our current hiring list.
Send the new hires to Fire Academy which is tentatively scheduled for a January start (Provided all the interviews, offers, background checks and psychological assessments are completed and vetted in time)
After the 3 month academy, provided all the recruits graduate, finish the on boarding process and 3rd rider training.

So there is a lot of work to do, but our goal is to get Station 3 staffed up by summer or fall of 2026.

Again, thank you! Without your support this would not have been possible!!

11/13/2025

After decades of serving his community, our Brother, Evan with Anacortes Professional Firefighters needs our support.

On 11/5/2025, Evan received news no person is prepared to hear - he was diagnosed … Justin Boyle needs your support for Support Evan's Battle Against Leukemia

11/04/2025

Ballots are due today! Make sure to support us by voting yes on Prop 1! Help us better serve you! Prop 1 will increase staffing, allowing us to no longer cross staff the Engine and Ambulance at Station 3. This will reduce response times and increase our ability to get 4 firefighters on scene within 5 minutes to over 80% of the city!

For more information please visit Mountvernonwa.gov and look for the levy lid lift link.