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“Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the radio crackles. Two firefighters are trapped inside a concrete, tilt-up building. It is a nightmare scenario, but it’s something for which TVF&R’s firefigthers regularly practice. Outside the practice building, TVF&R’s Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) springs into action circling the building and hammering on exterior walls, hoping [...] Kids had a chance to squirt water from one of many pieces of TVF&R equipment parked outside Station 33. Station 33's apparatus bay was lined with booths from various organizations that serve Sherwood. TVF&R’s Sherwood Fire Station 33 was an exciting place for families this past Saturday. Kids had the opportunity [...]
A Beaverton home was significantly damaged this afternoon after a fire ignited in the middle of the day. A resident of the home called 9-1-1 at 10:29 a.m. reporting that the back of his house at 11775 SW 11th Street was on fire. TVF&R’s Engine 67 arrived at the home less [...] On Saturday, May 22, the Oregon Fire Chief’s Association held its 9th Annual Meritorious Awards Banquet. The event honored fire service personnel and citizens throughout Oregon for their extraordinary service in the categories of Honor, Valor, Distinguished Conduct, Excellence, Unit Citation, Citizen Life Saving, Public Service and Lifetime Achievement. Congratulations to the following TVF&R [...]
On May 7th, TVF&R added a new tool to its toolbox – a Car with one paramedic. The four Cars (Toyota FJ Cruisers) are expected to assist the District with responding in a cost-effective manner to non life-threatening situations that don’t require an engine with multiple Firefighter EMTs/Paramedics and a [...]
A working smoke alarm alerted a resident to a kitchen fire in her home near NW Cedar Hills Blvd and NW Cornell Road in Washington County. A TVF&R fire investigator has determined that a resident was cooking butter in a sauce pan on the stove when she left the kitchen. The resident returned [...]
A 20-inch LCD television overheated in a home in Beaverton last week, causing significant damage to the interior of the home. A resident noticed that the television in his bedroom had caught fire just after 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 9th. He was able to extinguish the fire using a bowl of [...]
Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue responded to a barn fire on Bull Mountain Thursday morning. Firefighters from King City’s Engine 35 arrived at 15745 SW 150th Avenue in Tigard they found a large barn fully engulfed in flames. Because of the extent to which the fire had spread, [...] The right resource, right staffing, right call. TVF&R responds to over 30,000 incidents a year. Approximately 80% of those calls are medical emergencies and requests for public assistance. To respond to situations that are not life- or property-threatening, TVF&R has a strategic tool – the CAR. The CAR—with one paramedic—is a cost-effective option for responding [...] |
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