At 2:20 pm today, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews responded to a motor vehicle collision on Murray Boulevard between Jenkins Road and One Bowerman Drive in Beaverton. When crews arrived they found a Corvette with two adult male occupants that had traveled through a cement retaining wall and was wrapped around a tree, trapping [...]
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Over 150 fire prevention experts from across the nation will gather in Baltimore, Maryland on June 28 and 29 to learn about model fire prevention programs that have proven results in reducing the risk of fire. TVF&R’s Apartment Program is one of about 20 programs being presented at this national symposium. The symposium is sponsored by [...]
Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue responded to a report that a vehicle had crashed into a Dollar Tree store this morning in Washington County. When firefighters from TVF&R arrived at 17475 SW Farmington Road they found a Mitsubishi Montero half-way through a window at the front of the store. Firefighters [...] Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue is releasing this dashboard camera video recorded by a Battalion Chief’s camera as he took command of a fire scene in Beaverton. The fire took place early in the morning of June 18th. Firefighters were called to a fire at 15795 SW Misty Court in Beaverton where they found heavy fire [...] Firefighters assess an unidentified patient at ACS in Tualatin. Evacuated employees can be seen in the background. TVF&R responded to a mass casualty incident in Tualatin this morning. At 8:22 a.m., employees at ACS, located at 18277 SW Boone’s Ferry in Tualatin, called 911 complaining of nausea and light-headedness. The building was quickly [...] Firework stands open this week and TVF&R wants to remind the public to “Keep it Legal, and Keep it Safe” this 4th of July weekend. On average, TVF&R responds to approximately 50 firework fires each year and almost all of them can be prevented by using legal fireworks in a safe manner. Most firework-related fires [...] Two residential fires and a serious vehicle accident kept TVF&R crews in Beaverton and Tigard busy overnight. A fire at 7808 SW Skyhar (just off Olsen Rd.) was reported at 8:30 PM by a neighbor who observed smoke venting from the roof area. The first arriving crew found light smoke throughout the home and heavier [...] Firefighters from TVF&R's Station 64 prepare to extinguish the burning transformer Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue assisted Hillsboro firefighters after a car hit an electrical transformer box outside an apartment complex in Hillsboro. Residents of the apartments called 911 just after 11:00 reporting that car had hit an electrical box and the [...]
Firefighters from TVF&R’s Station 51 cut two patients from a mangled car after it smashed into a house at 8115 SW Bonita Road in Tigard this morning just before 1:00 a.m. Firefighters arrived several minutes after the initial 911 call and found that a car had slammed into the side of the home at high speed and the [...] Safety is at the core of TVF&R's "Chief's Bullseye" Did you know that 50% of firefighter line-of-duty deaths are caused by health and fitness-related issues? Employee health has been the subject of hundreds of research projects which intuitively conclude that by reducing health risks and actively preventing the onset of disease, employees are happier [...] |
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