Enumclaw Fire Department May Change Its Name

ENUMCLAW, WA - Did you know that the Enumclaw Fire Department is not officially the name of the local fire department?

But a measure put forward by the fire commission - and now in the hands of the Metropolitan King County Council - aims to change that.

Technically, the local fire department is called King County Fire District 28. Although it's based here, it provides service outside the city limits. In November, the district's fire commission passed a resolution electing to change the name of the department to - appropriately - the Enumclaw Fire Department.

The King County Council has taken up the issue and recommended that the name change be adopted at the county level. So, your local fire department may officially become the Enumclaw Fire Department.

"Enumclaw is more than just the city of Enumclaw,” Councilmember Reagan Dunn, who represents Enumclaw, said in a release. “Residents on the Enumclaw plateau as well as the city of Enumclaw say they’re from Enumclaw. This name change not only has practical value in reducing confusion but also better suits the community’s identity.”

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