Washington Contract Firefighters Association

OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON PROVIDING THE TRAINING NECESSARY TO ASSURE A SAFE, PROFESSIONAL WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING FORCE. WE TRAINED APPROX. 991 RETURNING FIREFIGHTERS, 168 NEW FIREFIGHTERS, AND 61 ADVANCING FIREFIGHTERS THIS YEAR. WE INSPECTED RECORDS FOR NEARLY 700 FIREFIGHTERS. OUR ASSOCIATION IS MADE UP OF 65 MEMBERS WHO ENJOY BENEFITS SUCH AS DISCOUNTED TRAINING AND INSPECTION FEES, FULL SERVICE DATABASE WITH ACCESS TO TRAINING RECORDS, CARD CREATION AND INSPECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY OUR ASSOCIATION KEEPS OUR MEMBERS INFORMED ON CONTRACTS, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT EFFECT OUR BUSINESS AND ARE A COMBINED VOICE TO THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WE COOPERATE WITH. WE ALSO HAVE 2 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WHO DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF HAVING A CONTRACT WITH A GOVERNMENT AGENCY BUT ENJOY ALL THE BENEFITS AS OUR MEMBERS EXCEPT VOTING. OUR TRAINING AND INSPECTING ARE AVAILABLE TO NON-MEMBERS AT THE NON-MEMBER RATES. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY LOW-COST WILDLAND FIRE TRAINING AND INSPECTING TO THE PROFESSIONAL WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING COMPANIES WHO CHOOSE US AS THEIR PROVIDER. THIS WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR AND MANY STATES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY SUFFERED GREATLY DUE TO THE WILDFIRES INCLUDING OUR STATE OF WASHINGTON. WE ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING THE WILDLAND WORKFORCE SAFE AND WELL EQUIPPED TO MEET THE EVER CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS THEY FACE EVERYDAY.