Welcome to the website of the Ferndale Police Department
It is our mission is to protect life and property 
and to provide extraordinary public service to our growing residential, business and industrial population. All of our employees work hard
each day to accomplish our mission. The Police Department works closely
and collaboratively with our community in maintaining the high quality of life enjoyed by the residents of one of Washington’s most attractive rural cities.
We are delighted to report that, after 20 years in a "temporary"
facility, funding has been secured and work has begun on a new building for the
Ferndale Police Department and Municipal Court and Probation offices.
Designed to provide for the needs of the City and the Department for many years
into the future, the new complex will also hold a cutting-edge emergency
operations center (EOC) which, in conjunction with our communications vehicle,
will be capable of providing communications for the City in the event of a major
power or telephone outage. We are also working toward enabling the EOC to
function as a backup for the Whatcom County 9-1-1 center in the event that the
county-wide emergency lines should ever go down.
It's an exciting time for our Department, particularly those of us who can remember working out of the "old" police building
at 2nd and Vista, just steps from the busy railroad tracks.
The new facility should be ready for occupancy by early summer 2012, and will truly be something the whole community can be proud of.
Please spend some time exploring our website and its many informative and useful features, including tips on preparing your home 
and family to survive a natural disaster or other emergency. You may also use this website to
report non-emergency criminal activity, find out about police activity in your neighborhood or
download forms for a Concealed Pistol License or security check of your home or business while you are out of town. Please contact us if we can assist you in any of these areas.
Michael F. Knapp, Chief of Police
5640 Third Avenue
P.O. Box 1257
Ferndale, WA 98248
Office Phone 360-384-3390
Fax 360-384-3345
Office Hours 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Click here for a list of voice mail extensions
and to access our staff members' bios.
If you need an officer, dial 9-1-1 for both
routine and emergency situations!
If calling from outside Whatcom County,
dial 360-676-6911 to reach our dispatch center.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
investigates more than 400 violations of criminal law,
ranging from child exploitation to transnational gangs.
Report suspicious activity to Homeland Security Investigations at the above link.