East Valley Fire Department also known as Yakima County Fire District #4 serves the residents of Terrace Heights, Moxee and all the area east of the Yakima River from ridge-top to ridge-top all the way out to mile marker 30 approximately the intersection of SR 24 and SR 241 an area also know as Blackrock the district as a whole encompasses approximately 125 square miles.
We are bordered on the West by the Cities of Yakima and Union Gap (Yakima Fire Department), to the north by the City of Selah (Selah Fire Department) and the Yakima Army Training Center (Training Center Fire Department) and also to the south by Yakima County Fire District #5 (Lower Valley Fire Department).
East Valley Fire Department currently maintains 4 fire stations throughout our coverage area. We are what is known as a combination department staffed by 11 full time personnel including a Fire Chief, 10 Career Firefighter/EMT’s and a District Secretary providing the 24/7 coverage, in addition the full time staff work in conjunction with approximately 22 Paid on Call Firefighters and Support personnel to provide the best services possible to the approximately 23,000 residents and other users of our coverage area. In 2016 we responded to 1,197 Incidents of varying types which is nearly a 100 call increase from 2015.
East Valley Fire Department considers itself a progressive agency that is always looking to provide the best possible service for the least amount of cost to our tax payers. If you would like to know more about us or have any other questions please feel free to call or just stop in and we will gladly assist you with whatever you may need.