South Bend Fire Dept.

07/15/2022

09/06/2021

2021 Water Ball Crew. Great time battling one another and sure was fun watching a few of the kids getting involved as well. Happy Labor Day from South Bend Fire.

04/27/2021

For nearly four decades, when people in and around Naselle, Washington, needed help, Doug Sandell has responded. Now Doug is facing a life-threatening illness and could use our help.

Small towns like Naselle rely on the quiet labors of volunteers like Doug Sandell. It would be impossible to calculate how many hours he has dedicated to protecting and improving his hometown, but volunteerism has been a constant throughout his life.

Since 1989, Doug has been the Chief of the Naselle Volunteer Fire Department. In this capacity he is well-respected by the department’s members and board for his intelligent decision-making, focus on training and encouraging volunteers, and keeping the equipment and facilities well maintained. In addition to the time he has dedicated to the fire department, Doug is also a volunteer caretaker at the Peaceful Hill Cemetery, and devoted time to updating the playgrounds at the Naselle Lions Club Park and the Naselle School.

Doug is well-known in the timber industry throughout Southwest Washington, having spent his career working as a logger and truck driver with Johnson Forestry. Due to his illness, however, he can no longer maintain his normal work hours. His wife, Kim, has also had to curtail her work hours to help care for him. Doug’s medical care has included procedures not fully covered by his health insurance, resulting in a large and growing debt.

PLEASE support Chief Doug Sandell by donating to the links listed below. For more information, please contact Assistant Chief Jim Mueller at (360) 783-2786.

Donations may be mailed to Naselle Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 54, Naselle, WA 98638
Venmo - -FireDepartmen
Cash App - $Nasellefire

10/09/2020

Daylight Saving Time is right around the corner. Time to check and change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. CPSC Fire Engineer, Greg Ma...

09/11/2020

Happy Birthday to Tom Wetterauer from your family at South Bend Fire!

09/11/2020

Photo Credit Karla Webber.

09/11/2020

At 17:52 South Bend Fire received a tone for brush fire in the area of Payne’s Alley. By 18:13 we had the 30 ft flames knocked down. With a quick response and the outstanding turnout with assistance from Menlo Fire, DNR, and several Raymond Fire Fighters minutes behind our crew a situation that could have devistated our town was put to bed with ease.

South Bend Fire would like to give a big shout out of thanks to our neighboring districts and our citizens that reported in a timely fashion. This is a reminder to all of us that we are being faced with serious fire conditions and need to take precautionary measures.

03/02/2020

This was a controlled house burn in South Bend, WA. South Bend has a volunteer fire department that responds in minutes to scenes. Also on scene were the Ray...

11/11/2019

South Bend Fire would like to say thank you to all of our veteran’s.