November 6, 2025 8:04 am
Camas, Government, Washougal 
Fire trucks stay dry inside Camas Fire Station 42 on March 21. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)
Firefighter paramedic Bailey Duncan, left, climbs down the back of an engine while fellow firefighter paramedic Nate Barmore works with equipment on the ground March 21 at Camas Fire Station 42. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)
Camas-Washougal Fire Department Capt. James Tierney gears up at Fire Station 42 in Camas. The cities have run a joint fire department for 12 years, but leaders would rather create a regional fire authority. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)
A second proposal to create a Camas-Washougal regional fire authority was narrowly passing in early election results Tuesday night.
Proposition 2, if passed, would ratify a regional fire authority protection service plan approved by the Camas and Washougal city councils earlier this year. The new Camas-Washougal Regional Fire Authority would provide fire protection and emergency medical services in Camas and Washougal beginning Sept. 1.
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