Benton County Fire District #1

What Benton County Fire District #1 does

Benton County Fire District #1 is a public-sector fire protection district established in 1946 and headquartered in Kennewick, Washington. It provides fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), hazardous materials response, and public information services to approximately 18,600 residents across a 320 square mile area in southeast Benton County, including Interstate, rail, and Columbia River corridor traffic. EMS calls account for 68% of the district's total call volume, making medical response the operational centerpiece. The district is led by Fire Chief Scott LoParco and employs between 51 and 100 staff, primarily career firefighter/EMTs dispatched from stations such as Station 120 on Finley Road.

The district operates as a government-mandated service provider rather than a commercial enterprise. Its core revenue is voter-approved fire levy funding; the August 2025 fire levy lid lift is the most recent fiscal action, funding three additional full-time firefighter/EMTs, replacement ambulance and medical equipment, a new extractor washing machine, and facility maintenance. A secondary revenue stream exists through EMS billing administered as a discrete administrative function. The district does not sell software or proprietary technology; its technology footprint is limited to standard public-sector communications channels (Facebook, X, Flickr), newsletters, and press releases, with a website (bentonone.org) maintained under a WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility commitment.

The business model is a publicly funded public-good service. There is no pricing model in the commercial sense; the district is governed by a Board of Fire Commissioners and reimbursed for EMS through billing. There are no private shareholders, no funding rounds, no parent organization, no subsidiaries, no M&A, and no disclosed partnerships. Growth is operational and capacity-driven, executed through voter-approved fiscal measures rather than market-based expansion.

Name

Benton County Fire District #1

Legal name

Benton County Fire District #1

Website

https://bentonone.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Benton County Fire District #1 is a public-sector fire protection district providing fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, and public information to approximately 18,600 residents across a 320 square mile area in southeast Benton County, Washington, funded primarily by voter-approved fire levies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Ambulance Services (62191)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Hazardous materials response
• Public safety services
• Fire protection district

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennewick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Fire Levy Funding: Public safety services funded through voter-approved fire levy lid lifts. The fire levy funds both fire suppression and emergency medical services (EMS), which account for 68% of calls received. The August 2025 fire levy lid lift election passed to fund hiring of three full-time firefighter/EMTs, equipment purchases, and facility maintenance.
2. EMS Billing: Emergency Medical Services billing is mentioned as a separate resource function, suggesting revenue is generated through billing for EMS services provided.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Benton County Fire District #1 is a public fire protection district that provides fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), hazardous materials response, and public information services to approximately 18,600 residents within a 320 square mile district in southeast Benton County, Washington. EMS accounts for 68% of total call volume. The district is staffed by career firefighter/EMTs and funded primarily through voter-approved fire levies, with EMS billing as an additional revenue mechanism.

Product overview

Benton County Fire District #1 is a public safety organization providing a unified set of emergency response services rather than a software product portfolio. The district operates as an integrated fire and emergency services department offering fire suppression, emergency medical services (which constitute 68% of call volume), hazardous materials response, and public information services. These services are delivered across a 320 square mile district serving approximately 18,600 residents in southeast Benton County, Washington. The organization also provides EMS billing as an administrative function.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Suppression
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• West Pierce Fire & Rescue: Fire and EMS special-purpose district serving western Pierce County, Washington. Comparable as a Washington fire district delivering fire suppression, EMS, and hazardous materials response with career staffing financed through voter-approved measures.
• Eastside Fire & Rescue: Special-purpose fire and EMS district serving communities east of Seattle in King County, Washington. Comparable as a Washington State fire district providing integrated fire suppression and EMS through career personnel funded by voter-approved levies.
• South King Fire & Rescue: Fire and EMS special-purpose district serving southern King County, Washington. Comparable as a Washington fire/EMS district with a similar mix of fire suppression, EMS, and public information services supported by levy funding.
• Spokane Valley Fire Department: Municipal fire and EMS agency serving the City of Spokane Valley in eastern Washington. Comparable as a Washington fire/EMS provider of similar scale operating with a mixed funding model that includes EMS billing.

Direct peers

• Pasco Fire Department: Municipal fire and EMS agency serving the City of Pasco in the Tri-Cities region of Franklin County, Washington. Comparable as a neighboring Washington fire/EMS provider delivering fire suppression, EMS, and hazmat response to a similar demographic and transportation-corridor environment.
• Kennewick Fire Department: Municipal fire and EMS agency serving the City of Kennewick within Benton County, Washington. Directly comparable as a Tri-Cities-area fire/EMS provider operating in an adjacent jurisdiction with similar call mix and service portfolio.
• Richland Fire Department: Municipal fire and EMS agency serving the City of Richland in Benton County, Washington. Directly comparable as a co-located Tri-Cities fire/EMS provider with overlapping service area characteristics and the same regional risk profile.

Broad incumbents

• Tacoma Fire Department: Municipal fire department serving the City of Tacoma in Pierce County, Washington. Comparable as a broader Washington fire and EMS provider offering fire suppression, EMS, and specialty response, though at materially larger scale and as part of a wider municipal portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BentonFire1PIO
• Facebookfacebook.com/bcfire1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/benton-county-fire-district-1

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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