Apparatus

Engine 81 (NK873) — Usually assigned to the headquarters station where it is the busiest rig in the district, this engine is a 2021 Spartan MetroStar with a side-mount 1,500 gallon per minute Waterous pump and a 750 gallon tank. This engine is continuously staffed with at least two firefighter/EMTs.

Medic 81 (NK827) — The busiest ambulance in the district’s fleet, this Road Rescue ambulance is on a 2019 Ford F450 chassis. Medic 81 carries at least one paramedic and EMT, handling the most serious medical calls. It racks up about 30,000 miles a year — mostly due to the distance between our district and local hospitals; transports average around 40 miles round-trip. This ambulance is continuously staffed with at least one firefighter/paramedic and one firefighter/EMT.

NKFR Ambulance 827
NKFR Tender 190

Tender 81 (NK190) — Tenders provide vital water supply for firefighting efforts in areas where hydrants aren’t readily available. This 2019 Freightliner with a Spartan chassis carries 3,000 gallons and can deliver 1,250 gallons per minute through its Waterous pump. Volunteer tender-operators respond with these important vehicles.

Battalion 81 (NK825) — This 2023 Chevrolet Silverado canopied pick-up serves as a response vehicle and as a command post for incidents both large and small. The module for the pick-up bed includes power source, radios, mobile-data terminal, charging ports and other resources.

NK MAR 81

Marine 81 (NKMAR81) — The district’s fire-rescue boat was built in 2015 by North River Boats of Roseburg, Oregon. A federal grant covered 75% of the construction costs for the Valor-class vessel with a 45′ length overall, 10′ beam and 3′ draft that uses twin outboards to cruise at speeds in excess of 30 knots. Personnel are not permanently assigned to Marine 81; when the vessel is needed, staff from other stations travel to Port of Kingston Marina to respond with the fire-rescue boat. Read more about Marine 81 in a press release announcing its formal commissioning ceremony in April 2016.

Engine 84 (NK875) — Typically assigned to the district’s Suquamish fire station, this engine is one of two Spartan Metro Stars with 750 gallon tanks and 1,500 gallon per minute side-mounted Waterous pumps. NK875 is a 2016 model while its sister, assigned to the district’s Hansville station, is a 2017. Often, this engine is cross-staffed with the ambulance out of the same station — Aid (BLS) or Medic (ALS) 84.

NK875

Aid/Medic 84 (NK864) — A medic unit when staffed with one firefighter/paramedic and one firefighter/EMT and an aid unit when staffed with firefighter/EMTs, this 2018 Road Rescue box on a Ford E450 chassis is assigned to the district’s Suquamish fire station. Often, this ambulance is cross-staffed with the engine out of the same station.

Tender 84 (NK285) — Tenders provide vital water supply for firefighting efforts in areas where hydrants aren’t readily available. The Suquamish station’s water tender truck is a 2025 Fouts. Volunteer tender-operators respond with these important vehicles.

NK876

Engine 85 (NK876) — Typically assigned to the district’s South Kingston fire station, this engine is one of two Spartan Metro Stars with 750 gallon tanks and 1,500 gallon per minute side-mounted Waterous pumps. NK876 is a 2017 model while its sister, assigned to the district’s Suquamish station, is a 2016. Often, this engine is cross-staffed with the ambulance out of the same station — Aid 85.

Aid 85 (NK669) — Generally staffed with two firefighter/EMTs, this ambulance is assigned to our South Kingston Road station.  The newest of the district’s ambulances, it’s on a 2024 Ford E450 chassis. Often, this ambulance is cross-staffed with the engine out of the same station — Engine 85.

NKFR Brush Engine 472

Brush 85 (NK472) — A custom-built brush (Type 6) engine box on a 2015 Ford F550 chassis, Brush 85 is assigned to the South Kingston Road fire station but is often deployed to other areas during wildland fire season.  It has a 300 gallon tank and a Waterax pump rated at 105 gallons per minute.  The majority of the engine’s construction costs were paid with a combination of state and federal grants.

Engine 89 (NK235) — The engine typically assigned to the Hansville fire station is a Crimson Fire built on a 2007 Spartan Gladiator Evolution chassis.  It carries 500 gallons, and its side-mount Waterous CSU pump is rated at 1500 gallons per minute. This engine’s motor was recently rebuilt. Often, this engine is cross-staffed with the ambulance out of the same station — Aid 89.

NKFR Engine 235
NKFR Ambulance 826

Aid 89 (NK826) — This Road Rescue ambulance was rechassised onto a Ford E450 in 2019. It is currently assigned to our Hansville fire station.  It’s usually staffed with two firefighter/EMTs. Often, this ambulance is cross-staffed with the engine out of the same station — Engine 89.

The following vehicles are kept in reserve to ensure that there is no interruption in service when first-out apparatus need routine or emergency maintenance.

Reserve (NK547) — This 2015 Chevrolet 2500HD canopied pick-up can serve as a response vehicle and as a command post for incidents both large and small. The module for the pick-up bed includes power source, radios, mobile-data terminal, charging ports and other resources.

NKFR Command 547

Reserve (NK066) — This engine is a 2000 H & W Spartan Gladiator with a 500 gallon tank and a top-mount 1,500 gallon per minute Darley pump.

Reserve (NK192) — This engine is a 1995 Darley Spartan Gladiator with a 500 gallon tank and a top-mount 1,500 gallon per minute Darley pump.

NKFR Engine 192
NKFR Ambulance 894

Reserve (NK894) — This ambulance is on a 2002 Ford F350 4 x 4 chassis.

Reserve (NK119) — Tenders provide vital water supply for firefighting efforts in areas where hydrants aren’t readily available. This reserve water tender truck is a 1993 Kenworth T800 Fire Horse with a 3,000 gallon tank and a Darley Champion 750 gallon per minute pump.

NKFR Tender 119