Redistricting Proposal

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The Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on a redistricting proposal during the board's regular meeting October 15.

The RFA is governed by seven elected fire commissioners – two elected at-large and five elected from commissioner districts with roughly the same population.

An independent consultant drafted the proposal to rebalance population across the five commissioner election districts and provide opportunities for direct representation for Brier and Mountlake Terrace voters.

View Redistricting Proposal

Proposal (PDF)

Commissioner districts are for election purposes only. These districts will not change or impact 911 responses or the delivery of fire and emergency services.

The election districts do not include the City of Edmonds, which contracts with South County Fire to provide emergency services but is not part of the regional fire authority.

How were the proposed boundaries established?

What is the population of each proposed election district?

Redistricting is being done to provide balanced population across all election districts. Balanced population means each district should have nearly equal population.

If you take the total population for the regional fire authority and divide it by 5, the ideal population for each commissioner election district would be 49,276. District populations in the proposals under consideration range from high of 50,138 to a low of 48,774.

Do these districts impact who responds when I call 911?

Who can I contact if I have questions or comments?