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Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue and Portland Fire and Rescue were able to keep a fire from destroying a home in the West Hills near Portland Monday evening. Smoke and flames did cause about $100,000 in damage to the home. The resident of the home, located at 1431 NW 53rd [...] Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue invites you to an open house celebration at our newest fire station, the Willamette Fire Station in West Linn. Also called Fire Station 59, the station officially opened for business at the beginning of March. The open house will be an opportunity for the community to explore the new building [...]
One of the girls aboard a helicopter with TVF&R firefighter volunteers as she is evacuated to the United States. Two critically injured ten year old girls from Haiti are awaiting surgery at a hospital in San Antonio, Texas thanks, in part, to the volunteer work performed by two Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue [...] Captain Troy Spisla TVF&R Captain Troy Spisla has received the American Legion Firefighter of the Year Award for the state of Oregon. This annual award is conferred upon one firefighter in the State of Oregon who, according to the American Legion, exemplifies the virtues of professionalism and dedication and has demonstrated a distinct pattern of [...] Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue were able to keep a large barn fire from spreading to surrounding structures this afternoon near a home about 2 miles north of the Bethany neighborhood. Someone called 911 at 3:43 p.m. reporting a large barn fully engulfed in flames. When firefighters from TVF&R’s Stations 64 and [...] Fire Chief Jeff Johnson At its March 16th meeting, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s Board of Directors accepted Fire Chief Jeff Johnson’s Separation Agreement outlining his intent to retire as Fire Chief effective August 31, 2010. Following that action, the Board then moved to appoint Deputy Chief Mike Duyck as TVF&R’s next Fire Chief. The action [...] TVF&R's HazMat team sets up in Tillamook It’s a quiet, sunny morning in Tillamook when the HazMat teams rollup to the Tillamook County Creamery Association headquarters. Fire apparatus from Tillamook, Bay City, Nehalem and others are on-scene as Hazardous Materials vehicles from TVF&R and Astoria arrive. A decontamination area is set up as men don outfits that [...] A clothes dryer clogged with lint almost caused a significant house fire Sunday morning in Tualatin. A quick thinking resident who was home at the time and a speedy response by TVF&R firefighters kept the flames from spreading to the rest of the structure. The fire is a good reminder for everyone to regularly clean their [...] It’s almost time to change your clock for Daylight Standard Time, and normally fire departments across the nation remind the public to “Change your clock, change your battery.” This year it’s a little different. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue would like to encourage the public at this time to – Change your clock – change your [...] TVF&R Battalion Chief Allen Kennedy prepares to race On Sunday, March 7th more than 1200 firefighters raced in full turnout gear and breathing apparatus up the 69 flights of the Columbia Center in Seattle. The goal: get to the top as quickly as possible. The Scott Firefighter Stair Climb is the largest firefighter competition in [...] |
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