East Clark Professional Firefighters Supports Leslie Lewallen for re-election of Camas City Council Ward 3 seat 2.
Leslie has been a vocal supporter of Fire and public safety in Camas and is actively supporting the modernization of the CWFD as well as the reorganization into a Regional Fire Authority.
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🔥 CALL TO ACTION: STAND WITH YOUR FIREFIGHTERS 🔥
📍 Camas City Council Meeting
🗓 Monday, August 4, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM | Camas City Hall
Join IAFF Local 2444 and your neighbors as we demand real leadership and accountability.
Camas leadership is preparing to unveil their financial plan for the Regional Fire Authority (RFA). Based on what’s already on the agenda, we know this much: a proposed $0.69 levy reduction will guarantee the RFA fails—and with it, the future of our fire department.
For decades, city leadership has played shell games with fire department funding, ignoring consultants, underfunding essential services, and prioritizing pet projects over your safety. The consequences? CWFD is now at the breaking point.
This latest proposal will:
⚠️ Disband the Camas-Washougal Fire Department
⚠️ Cause firefighter layoffs
⚠️ Reduce emergency services
⚠️ Prove that corruption and mismanagement go unpunished in Camas
This is a betrayal of public trust.
The community has always supported its fire department. It’s time for city leadership to do the same—or be held accountable.
🚨 We need a packed council chamber. Let’s make it clear: Camas residents will not sit quietly while public safety is sacrificed.
✊ Demand better. Demand safety. Demand leadership.
Stand with your firefighters. Stand with your community.
#StandWithCWFD #IAFF2444 #CamasFirefighters #PublicSafetyFirst #DemandAccountability #NoMoreShellGames #EastClarkProfessionalFirefighters
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Meet Kai, our newest and cutest recruit!
Kai is beginning her journey within the fire service with a mission to complete First Responder Therapy Dog training, and become a member of our peer support team.
The hard truth is that first responders are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. According to the Ruderman Family Foundation, Firefighters and police officers experience PTSD and depression at rates nearly 5 times higher than the general population.
Multiple studies, including one published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, have proven that just 10 minutes of interaction with a dog can significantly lower cortisol (stress hormone) levels. Therapy animals like Kai have been proven to:
Reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression
Lower blood pressure and heart rate
Provide emotional grounding after traumatic calls
Offer unconditional support where words often fall short
We believe mental health is health and we are committed to breaking the stigma around seeking help. Kai is a step towards building a culture where healing and hope are part of the uniform.
Follow Kai’s journey as she becomes an essential part of our peer support team.
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The events of June 29 will forever be etched in the memories of Americans. The two brothers in Idaho who lost their lives—and the brother who was critically injured—deserve to be at the forefront of our community’s thoughts and prayers.
Brothers John Morrison and Frank Harwood responded to their final alarm after being dispatched to a wildland fire, where they were deliberately ambushed, shot, and killed. Brother Dave Tysdal was shot three times and is currently being treated in the ICU. East Clark Professional Firefighters stands united with IAFF Local 710, Local 2856, and the Professional Firefighters of Idaho during this darkest of times.
We would also like to offer our community the opportunity to support our fallen and injured brothers from the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department and Kootenai County Fire & Rescue. You can make a direct financial contribution through the link below or pre-order a memorial shirt, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to support those affected. Both giving options are linked below.
East Clark Professional Firefighters calls on our community to stand with us in solidarity. We are committed to protecting you and your loved ones, and we ask you to pause with us in reflection. We never know when or how tragedy will strike—it can come in an instant. Yet our members will always answer the alarm. Our community deserves no less. Please keep our fallen brothers—and all first responders—in your thoughts and prayers.
Donation Link- buy.stripe.com/8x2cN42N65PS27A4LOfAc13
Shirt Purchase Link- relentlessdefender.com/product/remember-harwood-and-morrison/
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This week members of the East Clark Professional firefighters Local 2444 participated in county wide joint wildland training preparing for the summer season. #clarkcountywa #fire #camaswashougal #camasfiredepartment #washougalfiredepartment #clarkcowlitzfirerescue #clarkcountyfiredistrict6 #clarkcountyfiredistrict3 #clarkcountydistrict10
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The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery is a one-of-a-kind addiction treatment facility specializing in PTSD for IAFF members – and IAFF members only – who are struggling with addiction, PTSD other related behavioral health challenges to receive the help they need in taking the first steps toward recovery. It is a safe haven for members to talk with other members who have faced or overcome similar challenges.