East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) is the 60-square-mile fire district located north of the cities of Camas and Washougal. Each year since 2015, the district’s board chair has written this column as part of our outreach to our citizens. This is a recap of 2021. It is by no means comprehensive, but does give an overview of how the ECFR District is doing.
Once again, the pandemic is front and center of how fire and emergency services are operating. Much revolves around decisions to remain safe, provide the best service possible under continuous stress and the need to remain resilient. Hope comes in brief waves and then gets dashed as more variants challenge our ability to get back to “normal.”