Whatcom County Government

Watch out for this scam going around - remember Law Enforcement will NEVER contact you and suggest that you pay funds.

We are seeing another uptick in reports of scam phone calls, specifically regarding loved ones in jail. No one from the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office will call you and ask you to pay to post bail, get medical treatment or for ankle monitoring.

Just. Hang. Up!

Although many of these types of callers use telephone numbers with Whatcom County area codes and prefix numbers and some even show up identified as a law enforcement agency, most of the persons engaged in this fraudulent activity are actually out of state or out of the country and are very difficult to identify and capture.

Again...Just. Hang. Up!

𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀.

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It's Whatcom Trivia Monday . . . er . . . Tuesday! This frontiersman was one of Ferndale's most famous residents and served as one of Whatcom County's first postmen, delivering packages throughout the area, some legal and some not.

He famously was kidnapped in 1846 and held on Vancouver Island for two years before the Governor paid his ransom with a stack of blankets as tall as himself.

He spent his later years operating a saloon for the Bellingham Bay Coal Company and in 1904, the Old Settlers Association of Whatcom County recognized him as the oldest living settler that year.

Who was this colorful local character?

The Whatcom County Emergency Medical Services Administration coordinates the delivery of high-quality emergency care to residents and visitors across the county.

Built on a strong network of fire-based responders, centralized dispatch, and physician medical oversight, the EMS administration provides critical transparency into this work. You can learn more in the 2025 EMS Annual Report: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/3583/Annual-Reports -a939731b5f462a2acb13ba827932ac85