Could a fire truck or ambulance get down your driveway?
Quilcene Fire Rescue responds to a wide variety of fire and medical emergencies in the fire district. Emergency response can be delayed when the condition of private roads, driveways, and bridges restricts or prevents apparatus access. The Washington Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code as adopted under WAC 51-55-0400 requires fire apparatus access roads to be provided and maintained as required by locally adopted standards. The goal of standardized access is to protect lives and property and reduce risk in our community.
To assist property owners, the District has adopted road, driveway, and bridge standards to allow responding apparatus, be it an engine or ambulance, safe access to the scene of an emergency. The District encourages and supports the efforts of property owners to meet or exceed access standards.
Quilcene Fire Rescue is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Quilcene Fire Rescue
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Quilcene Fire Rescue has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Quilcene Fire Rescue regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
