Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Home Project of the Week Campaign – Week 1
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fires continue to be a growing threat in Western Washington. What is Wildland Urban Interface? It's where homes meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland…
The VRFA welcomes Deputy Chief Tim Day
Please join us in welcoming Deputy Chief Tim Day to the Valley Regional Fire Authority. His name might sound familiar because DC Day began his career with the Auburn Fire Department (now the VRFA)…
2021 Annual Employee Award Winners Announced
Each year the Valley Regional Fire Authority celebrates employee achievements by recognizing a Firefighter and Fire Officer of the Year, plus awarding a member who exemplifies one of the…
After 38 years of serving his hometown, VRFA Deputy Chief Dave Larberg retires
Valley Regional Fire Authority’s Deputy Chief Dave Larberg’s family has lived in Auburn since the 1900s. Dave grew up in Auburn and has worked for the citizens of Algona, Auburn, and Pacific for the…
Citizen Lifesaving Award
Yesterday afternoon, Chief Thompson presented Auburn resident Juan Borrayo with the Citizen Lifesaving Award. The VRFA presents this award to a citizen involved in lifesaving efforts before the fire…
Captain Mushen and Firefighters Stivers, Rierson, and Labender recognized for courageous and life-saving actions during a river rescue
On November 5, 2021, at 3:30 p.m., VRFA units were dispatched to reports of a person who jumped off the R Street Bridge into the Stuck River near Ballard Park. Less than five minutes after dispatch,…
Why Firefighters block multiple lanes for vehicle collisions
Vehicle collisions are on the rise in our area. The delays these incidents cause can be very frustrating. As you pass by the scene, you might wonder why emergency vehicles are blocking so many lanes,…
Valorous Unit Citation awarded to five for actions taken at the Max House Apartment Fire
On July 24, 2021, at 1:36 a.m., Engine 331 was dispatched to a smoke investigation in the 100 block of West Main Street. Once in the area, they determined that the smoke was coming from the roof of…