Residents of West Linn are seeing a new building rising on 7th Avenue. TVF&R’s new Station 59 is almost completely 
framed. The roof is under construction and crews are already hard at work inside the framed building working on electrical systems and plumbing.
Crews demolished TVF&R’s old station 59 to make way for a new station last year. The old, two-story brick structure did not meet current seismic, design, or ADA requirements. The facility was also significantly undersized for the standard District apparatus, and did not accommodate the Water Rescue craft and tow vehicle.
In November 2006, 68.6% of voters approved a $77.5 million general obligation bond for capital improvements. The projects funded by this bond are occurring throughout our entire service area and are expected to improve and maintain our response to emergency incidents.
The Willamette station serves the historic Willamette District in the city of West Linn, as well as Interstate 205. Easy
access to the Willamette and Tualatin Rivers makes this the logical location for the District’s Water Rescue Team. This team acts as the primary responder to water rescue emergencies within the TVF&R service area and assists other jurisdictions as a support unit in a variety of water rescue tasks.
While their new station is under construction, Station 59’s firefighters are living and working out of a home across the street. This location means the community will see no change in response times.
TVF&R expects to formally open the new Station 59 next February.
