Camas–Washougal Fire Department

The Camas–Washougal Fire Department (CWFD) is a fire department providing fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to both the city of Camas and Washougal, Washington. CWFD is the only fire department in Clark County to have dedicated EMS instead of using AMR.

Fire department merger
In 2013 the city governments of Camas and Washougal agreed to combine their two fire departments into one to eliminate unnecessary coasts, devise more effective fire prevention techniques, improve training, lower response time, and generally improve emergency services. Camas agreed to take on 60 percent of the costs, with Washougal taking on 40 percent.

In recent years, according to Washougal officials, the city could not afford to pay their 40 percent of the costs for staffing increases deemed necessary by fire department leaders for the two cities' population growth.