Whatcom County Council

County Council 311 Grand Avenue Suite 105
Bellingham, Washington 98225
(360) 676-6690
FAX: (360) 738-2550

Washington State Homepage

Bellingham Chamber of Commerce

Email
119 N. Commercial St., Ste 110
PO Box 958
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 734-1330
Fax: (360) 734-1332

City of Bellingham
Whatcom County

1. Local Government
2. WA State Listings For County:
Updated July 16,2024

I Primary Emergency Service Agencies


Whatcom County Sheriff Department

Sheriff Donnell "Tank" Tanksley
311 Grand Ave,
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 778-6600
Fax 360-778-6601

Whatcom Unified Emergency Management

Chalice Dew-Johnson
Whatcom County Sheriff Department
Address: 311 Grand Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-676-6681
Fax: 360-738-2518

WHATCOMM 911

Alysn Everbeck 911 Coordinator
Communications Officer: Sheila Hanlon
City Office of Emergency Management
Fire Department
1800 Broadway
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (360) 778-8440

II Hospitals; Fire Departments Emergency Communications


St Joseph Hospital

2901 Squalicum Pkwy
Bellingham, WA 98004
360-734-5400

North Region EMSTC Council

Nadja Baker Executive Director
325 Pine St. Suite. "D"
Mt. Vernon, WA 98273
360) 428-0404
FAX: (360) 428-0406

Whatcom County Emergency Medical Services

& Trauma Care Council
Email Contact
800 E. Chestnut St. Suite 1C
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-788-6418
Fax: 360-788-6492

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City Fire Department-Medic One
Fire Chief Bill Hewett
1800 Broadway,
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (360) 778-8450
Fax: (360) 778-8401

Whatcom County Fire District #5

Christopher Carleton Fire Chief
2030 Benson Road
Point Roberts, WA 98281
360-945-3473

Whatcom County Fire District 8
Fire Chief Bill Hewett
1800 Broadway
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (360) 733-6612
Fax (360) 778-8401

South Whatcom County Fire District

Mitch Nolze Fire Chief
2050 Lake Whatcom Blvd.
Bellingham, WA 98229
Phone: (360) 676-8080

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Fire District 7 Ferndale
Fire Chief Ben Boyko
2020 Washington St.
P. O. Box 1599
Ferndale, WA 98248-1599
(360)384-0303
FAX: (360)384-4509

Whatcom County Fire District #11

Lummi Island Volunteer Fire Department
Michael Lish Chief Firefighter & EMT
3809 Legoe Bay Road
Lummi Island, WA 98262
Office (360) 758-2411
Fax: (360) 758-2041

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Fire District 14
District Chief Jerry Debruin
143 Columbia St.
P. O. Box 482
Sumas, WA 98295
Phone: (360) 988-9563
Fax: (360) 599-2373


North Whatcom Fire and Rescue

Jason Van der Veen Fire Chief
4142 Britton Loop,
Bellingham, WA 98226.
Bus. Ph: 360-734-7316 ext. 401
Fax. Ph: 360-734-7139

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Radio Reference Online

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Radio Reference Online

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ARES/Races For Whatcom County
ARES for Whatcom County
Jim McCabe (AE7UQ) Emergency Communications

Whatcom Emergency
Communication Group

III Social Services & Non Profits


American Red Cross

Mt. Baker Chapter
Executive Director Alex Newman
2530 Lombard Ave
Everett, WA 98201
Phone: (425) 252-4103

United Way of Whatcom County

Kristi Birkeland President & CEO
Rebecca Ricks Communications
1511 Cornwall Avenue
Bellingham, WA 98225
360) 733-8670
Fax - (360) 733-8674

Whatcom Transit Authority

Kim Cederstrom
4111 Bakerview Spur
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360) 733-1144

Radio-Locator.Com
Local Radio Stations Link

Bellingham Herald

Executive Editor Julie Shirley
President/Publisher
(360)715-2200
1155 N State St 1,
Bellingham, WA 98225
360) 676-2600


Link Report By US Geological Survey

Mount Baker Active Volcano
US Geological Survey

Mount Baker (3,285 meters; 10,778 feet) is an ice-clad volcano in the North Cascades of Washington State about 50 kilometers (31 miles) due east of the city of Bellingham. After Mount Rainier, it is the most heavily glaciated of the Cascade volcanoes: the volume of snow and ice on Mount Baker (about 1.8 cubic kilometers; 0.43 cubic miles) is greater than that of all the other Cascades volcanoes (except Rainier) combined. Isolated ridges of lava and hydrothermally altered rock, especially in the area of Sherman Crater, are exposed between glaciers on the upper flanks of the volcano: the lower flanks are steep and heavily vegetated. The volcano rests on a foundation of non-volcanic rocks in a region that is largely non-volcanic in origin. -- Gardner, et.al., 1995

Link Report By US Geological Survey

Estimated Mud Flows
US Geological Survey

Historical Activity Historical activity at Mount Baker includes several explosions during the mid-19th century, which were witnessed from the Bellingham area, and since the late 1950s, numerous small- volume debris avalanches. In 1975, increased fumarolic activity in the Sherman Crater area caused concern that an eruption might be imminent. Additional monitoring equipment was installed and several geophysical surveys were conducted to try to detect the movement of magma. The level of Baker Lake was lowered and people were restricted from the area due to concerns that an eruption- induced debris avalanche or debris flow might enter Baker Lake and displace enough water to either cause a wave to overtop the Upper Baker Dam or cause complete failure of the dam. However, few anomalies other than the increased heat flow were recorded during the geophysical surveys nor were any other precursory activities observed to indicate that magma was moving up into the volcano. An increased level of fumarolic activity has continued at Mount Baker from 1975 to the present, but there are no other changes that suggest that magma movement is involved. -- Gardner, et.al., 1995