Emergency Services

Each county has a police and fire service available. In addition to the fire and police services, Asotin, Columbia , Garfield and Whitman Counties have implemented enhanced 911, allowing immediate responses to the origination point of 911 calls. This system identifies the origin of the call, even if the callers cannot identify themselves or speak with the dispatcher.

The four PEDD counties have fire districts and departments providing coverage with trained volunteers and in some cases by paid staff.

Asotin County is served by Asotin County Fire District #1, the city of Asotin Fire Department and the Clarkston Fire Department. All three use the services of trained volunteers with Asotin County and Clarkston having some paid and call back positions. Medical transport is provided by Clarkston Fire Department.

Columbia County has three fire districts operating within the county. Fire District #3 is the largest and provides services to the City of Dayton. They also provide medical transport services to District #1 which covers the north part of the county and the town of Starbuck.

Garfield County is covered by a fire district staffed by trained volunteers. The district provides services to the City of Pomeroy in addition to the unincorporated areas of the county.

Whitman County has 16 cities, 14 city fire departments and 13 county fire districts. Two of the cities contract with fire districts for services. The City of Pullman is staffed with fulltime crews and supplemented with volunteers. Most of the other districts and departments predominately use the services of trained volunteers.