Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Wildfire management in the state of Washington falls under the responsibility of the WA DNR. The WA DNR wildfire fighting force has access to over 1,300 trained employees ready to combat fires when necessary. This workforce comprises over 800 permanent employees and 550 seasonal employees. WA DNR's firefighting resources include approximately 120 wildland fire engines, nine helicopters, and six single-engine air tankers, all of which are contracted and available for WA DNR's firefighting efforts (WA DNR 2025b). They combat fires across more than 13 million acres of private and state-owned forest lands. WA DNR sets fire protection and safety equipment standards to
support local fire districts in responding to wildfires. Additionally, they collaborate with local fire departments as well as the National Weather Service to provide fire weather forecasts and precaution levels. WA DNR employs various resources, including hand crews, engines, dozers, water tenders, helicopters, and planes, to extinguish
wildfires and also engages with external entities to provide equipment and services for fire suppression (WA DNR 2025c).
from www.clallamcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26236/Draft-Clallam-County-2026-Community-Wildfire-Protection-Plan-PDF - 2025/2026
For the Olympic Region / for Challam County -
The primary office for WA DNR is located in Forks, which provides
foundational resources for wildland fire response in the western
portion of the county. In addition, WA DNR has smaller offices in
Chimacum and Port Angeles. The Chimacum station is seasonally staffed
from May to September and includes one engine, and the Port Angeles
station has a limited full-time staff that is supplemented during fire
season. The Port Angeles station has two engines at its disposal. The
Olympic Region Office in Forks handles local WA DNR dispatching. In
the event of a large fire incident, resources can be brought from
adjacent jurisdictions and out-of-area resources can be mobilized
through coordination with the DNR Coordination Center in Olympia
(personal communications, WA DNR Olympic Region Office, March 2024).
from same source as above
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Also see South Puget Sound Dispatch
. WA DNR DISPATCH CENTERS
• Pacific Cascade Region, Castle Rock, WA 360-575-5089
• South Puget Sound Region, Enumclaw, WA 360-802-7031
• Northwest Region, Sedro Woolley, WA 360-854-2878
• Olympic Region, Forks, WA 360-374-2800
• Central Washington Interagency Dispatch Center, 509-884-3473
• Northeast Washington Interagency Dispatch Center, 509-685-6900
• DNR Coordination Center, Olympia, WA 360-902-1300. 2022