The Guemes Island Fire Department is a volunteer organization dedicated to providing the best possible medical and fire emergency response services to the people of Guemes Island, Washington. Located in the San Juan Islands, Guemes Island is just north of Anacortes across the Guemes Channel. The island is served by a small ferry operated by Skagit County. GIFD provides basic life support response and care with a modern ambulance and a team of seven emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Advanced life support response is provided by Anacortes Fire Department. With two pumpers, a tanker and brush rig, GIFD is equipped to handle everything from wildland fires to structure fires.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Guemes Island Fire Department is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Guemes Island Fire Department
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:
Guemes Island Fire Department 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,
Guemes Island Fire Department 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.