Eastside Fire & Rescue

eastside fire & rescue (ef&r) is a partnership combination fire agency consisting of career and volunteer staff. formed in 1999, the agency functions under an interlocal agreement among king county fire protection districts 10 and 38 and the cities of carnation, issaquah, north bend and sammamish. each partner of the interlocal agreement is regulated by applicable washington administrative codes (wacs) and the revised code of washington (rcw). formed under the revised code of washington, the original agreement was signed in 1999 and renewed in 2007. the agency receives funding from the participating partners for the purposes of providing fire protection, rescue services and emergency medical services (ems). the agency's jurisdiction encompasses all areas within the city limits of carnation, issaquah, north bend, sammamish, and the two fire districts. the current response territory includes urban and suburban areas containing residential development, commercial and industrial developm