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EMS DISTRICT WHATCOM COUNTY — Levy

Emergency medical services across the unincorporated county and contracting cities.

Active EMS DISTRICT WHATCOM COUNTY
Cumulative collected
Latest year levy
Latest rate / $1,000
Growth since 2018

About this levy

The Whatcom County EMS levy is a voter-approved property tax supporting countywide emergency medical services — paramedic programs, ambulance services, and dispatch coordination. Under RCW 84.52.069, EMS levies are authorized for up to ten years at a time.

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Collection history

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Programs funded

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Discussed in meetings

Real Briefings that mention this levy.
1777359600000 · [{id=2, name='whatcom-county', order=1, label='Whatcom County'}]
Whatcom County Council held a closed-door executive session on Tuesday morning to discuss three separate potential litigation matters with county attorneys. The 80-minute session, which ran 12 minutes over its scheduled ...
1776150000000 · [{id=2, name='whatcom-county', order=1, label='Whatcom County'}]
The Whatcom County Public Works and Health Committee met for a brief 36-minute session focused on two key items: a presentation from the Child and Family Wellbeing Task Force on the 2026 Healthy Children's Fund Report ...
1776150000000 · [{id=2, name='whatcom-county', order=1, label='Whatcom County'}]
The Whatcom County Council's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee held a packed session focused primarily on two major items: amendments to the EMS Oversight Board structure and a comprehensive presentation on ...
1776150000000 · [{id=2, name='whatcom-county', order=1, label='Whatcom County'}]
The Whatcom County Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee meeting on April 14, 2026, began as a routine consent agenda session but erupted into a heated confrontation over legal authority regarding a ...
1776150000000 · [{id=2, name='whatcom-county', order=1, label='Whatcom County'}]
The Whatcom County Council Committee of the Whole convened a brief 20-minute executive session Tuesday morning to discuss pending litigation with their attorneys regarding a legal challenge to an initiative aimed at ...
1775545200000 · [{id=2, name='whatcom-county', order=1, label='Whatcom County'}]
Whatcom County Council advanced multiple comprehensive plan chapters on April 7, 2026, in a marathon committee session focused primarily on water adjudication policies and agricultural land protections. The most ...
1775026800000 · [{id=2, name='whatcom-county', order=1, label='Whatcom County'}]
The 18th Annual Lake Whatcom Joint Councils and Commissioners Meeting brought together officials from Whatcom County, Bellingham, and Lake Whatcom Water & Sewer District to review 2025 progress and discuss 2026 ...
1775026800000 · [{id=2, name='whatcom-county', order=1, label='Whatcom County'}]
The 18th annual Lake Whatcom joint meeting brought together all three governing bodies responsible for managing the region's primary drinking water source, serving over 120,000 residents. This year's meeting marked a ...
1774854000000 · [{id=10, name='seattle-city', order=9, label='City of Seattle'}]
The Seattle City Council held its regular council briefing on March 30, 2026, with five members present. The meeting focused primarily on three proclamations and committee updates from council members. Council Member ...
1774854000000 · [{id=10, name='seattle-city', order=9, label='City of Seattle'}]
Seattle's Finance Committee advanced two critical pieces of legislation to accelerate shelter expansion as part of Mayor's ambitious plan to create 1,000 new shelter units by the first year. The committee heard from 17 ...

Sources: Whatcom County Assessor Annual Tax Books (2002–2026); ballot measure records via the Whatcom County Auditor; Real Briefings meeting coverage. Real Record renders the published data in plain language; we don't change the numbers.