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Woman Rescues Toddler from Back Yard Pond

Elizabeth Redlinger stands with her two children next to her back yard pond where she rescued a boy from the neighborhood Thursday

A woman from Tigard saved a 21 month old boy’s life Thursday after he fell into a back-yard pond behind his home. Elizabeth Redlinger had just returned home when she glanced out [...]

Improper Disposal of Smoking Materials Causes Damaging Fire

Just after 4 a.m. Monday morning, firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue and the Lake Oswego Fire Department responded to reports of a garage on fire in the 6000 block of SW Montauk Circle in Lake Oswego (just within TVF&R’s jurisdictional boundary). First-arriving firefighters were met with a large [...]

2,600 Students Witness SKID at Westview High

The mother of a “dead” teenager sobbed and wailed as many of the 2,600 students from Westview High School  tried to hold back tears at Wildcat Stadium this morning. She was crying because her son was sprawled out “dead” on the hood of a crashed car. Firefighters had arrived at a [...]

Community Invited to View Video of ‘Deadly’ Crash

Crushed vehicles, a crying mother, maimed bodies, the arrest of a fellow student, and “deceased” friend – these are the images that local students see during a S.K.I.D. (Stop Kids Intoxicated Drinking) event. S.K.I.D.—sponsored by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office—graphically simulates the consequences of a motor vehicle collision involving [...]

TVF&R Busy over Memorial Day Weekend

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue’s firefighters and fire investigators were busy this holiday weekend responding to several structure fires, motor vehicle crashes and numerous medical calls. TVF&R responded to a total of 244 calls for service between 12:01 a.m. Saturday and 11:59 p.m. Monday. TVF&R responded to three working fires on Sunday, beginning with a [...]