Whatcom 4 contracts with North Whatcom Fire & Rescue (NWFR) for emergency services and covers more than 10,000 people over 40 square miles in the communities of Van Wyck, East Smith Road, and ...

Whatcom County Fire District 1 Chief Mel Blankers resigned after 10 years in the position, and his former assistant chief, Rachel Carlson, has been named as his interim replacement.

Whatcom County Fire District 4 and 7 crews, along with firefighters from Bellingham and Lynden were called at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, to the report of a structure fire in the 7000 block of ...