Emergency Services on Whidbey Island

  • The Oak Harbor Fire Department serves properties located within the city limits of Oak Harbor. 
  • On Whidbey Island, there are also three Island County Fire districts:
    • North Whidbey Fire and Rescue (Island County Fire District Number 2) serves 55 square miles in the north area of Whidbey Island, from Deception Pass Bridge southward to Libbey Road; with the exception of the Oak Harbor city limits, and Naval Air Station (Ault Field) and Seaplane Bases. 
    • Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue (Island County Fire District Number 5) serves 50 square miles in the central area of Whidbey Island; from Libbey Road southward to Mutiny Bay Road, including the areas of E. Harbor and E. Saratoga roads.
    • South Whidbey Fire/EMS (Island County Fire District Number 3) serves 66 square miles at the south end of Whidbey Island.
  • The Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services Number 3, a federal fire department, serves Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, military housing, Seaplane Base, and Outlying Landing Field (OLF) in Coupeville
  • Island County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) works directly with the Washington State Emergency Management Division (EMD) and the State Homeland Security Region 1 which includes Island, San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish counties.
  • Whidbey Island Public Hospital District, provides emergency medical and ambulance services to all of Whidbey Island. They operate WhidbeyHealth Medical Center (hospital) in Coupeville and walk-in clinics throughout the island:
    • Open 24 hours a day/7 days a week
    • Emergency Department
    • A certified Critical Access Hospital
  • City, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies serve Whidbey Island
  • Dispatch 911 service for all agencies is provided by Island County Emergency Services Communications Center (I-COM 911). I-COM is located in Oak Harbor, WA on Whidbey Island
TitleAddress
Central Whidbey Fire and RescueHeadquarters and Station 53
1164 Race Road 
Coupeville, WA 98239
I-COM 911I-COM 911
840 SE Barrington Drive 
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Island County Department of Emergency Management (DEM)Island County Department of Emergency Management (DEM)
1 NE 6th Street 
Coupeville, WA 98239
NASWI Federal Fire DepartmentHeadquarters NASWI
3680 N Ranger Street 
Oak Harbor, WA 98278
North Whidbey Fire and RescueHeadquarters
770 NE Midway Boulevard 
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Oak Harbor Fire DepartmentHeadquarters and Station 81
855 E Whidbey Avenue 
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
South Whidbey Fire/EMSHeadquarters and Station 31
5535 Cameron Road 
Freeland, WA 98249
WhidbeyHealth, Whidbey Island Public Hospital DistrictWhidbeyHealth (Medical Clinic)
100 N Main Street 
Coupeville, WA 98239