Ephrata, WA
About Us
Who are the Firefighters of GCFD 13?
The firefighters of Dist. 13 are selected from the community. We are dedicated, hardworking and loyal people who care about our community. All of the firefighters respond to fires, train and serve on their own time. Often that requires us to leave our families, loose sleep and sometimes miss our important events. While we receive a small stipend (about enough to cover our gas to the fire station) it is the drive to make the Ephrata area a safer place that keeps us going. The firefighter's association of Dist.13 is known as the Black Cat Firefighters Association.
Mission
Grant County Fire District 13 is dedicated to serving our community by providing safe, efficient and affordable fire and EMS services while maintaining our integrity, ethics and morals through selfless dedication.
Service Area
Fire Dist. 13 services the areas in Grant County surrounding the city of Ephrata. We cover 126 square miles and often respond inside the city of Ephrata and to our surrounding partners GCFD 3 (Quincy), 5 (Moses Lake) and 7 (Soap Lake) and other areas of Grant County to provide mutual aid. Our services include structural and wildland fire suppression, BLS medical aid, rescue and motor vehicle accidents, industrial accidents, hazmat awareness, mutual aid, and state mobilization.
Our centrally located fire station is structured for the fastest available response. We also respond to assist with large wildfires throughout the state that are too big for the originating agencies to handle (referred to as state mobilization).