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Hazardous Materials Team Responds to Spill on I-5

The spill occured on I-5 at Sagert.

TVF&R’s Hazardous Materials Team responded and helped coordinate the cleanup of a fertilizer spill at I-5 and Sagert Street in Tualatin this morning. The spill occurred just after 8:00 a.m.  when a truck hauling 1000 gallons of liquid fertilizer rear ended another vehicle. The fertilizer tank dislodged from its [...]

Drug Take Back Day is Saturday

Photo Courtesy DEA

If you have expired or unused prescription drugs in your home, this weekend is your opportunity to dispose of them safely. In an ongoing effort to fight prescription-drug abuse by adults and teenagers in the United States, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled Saturday, Oct. 29 as a National [...]

Stay Safe this Halloween!

Halloween is just around the corner, and Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue and the Office of State Fire Marshal have these reminders to keep you and your little ones safe:

Only purchase costumes, wigs, and props labeled flame-resistant or flame-retardant. Avoid flowing costumes or those that drag; these may easily contact an [...]

TVF&R Firefighters Prevent Garage Fire from Spreading

BEAVERTON – Firefighters from TVF&R’s Beaverton Station 67 extinguished a fire in an apartment complex garage Tuesday morning. No one was injured.

A resident of the Westbury Apartments at 4673 SW Greensboro Way called 911 just after 11:00 a.m. reporting a fire in a garage. Firefighters from TVF&R’s Station 67 arrived several [...]

Unattended Cooking Caused Tualatin Fire

TUALATIN – TVF&R fire investigators believe a pan of bacon left cooking on a stove caused a devastating mobile home fire Monday morning. After thoroughly interviewing residents of the home and combing through the debris, investigators determined that the fire began on the stove and quickly spread throughout the home. The single wide [...]

Kitchen Fire Destroys Mobile Home

Fire tears through a mobile home in Tualatin (Photo taken by a neighbor)

TUALATIN – A fast moving fire that started in a kitchen ripped through a mobile home in Tualatin this morning. One occupant suffered from a minor burn and three people are displaced.

A neighbor called 911 at 8:07 a.m. reporting a [...]

Fire in Refrigerator Damages Tigard Apartment

Firefighters from Tigard Station 51 after extinguishing a fire in an apartment

TIGARD – Firefighters from TVF&R’s Tigard Station 51 extinguished a fire in an apartment at SW Hall and SW Hunziker Street in Tigard this afternoon. A neighbor called 9-1-1 just after 2:30 p.m. reporting smoke coming from an apartment. Firefighters arrived minutes [...]

Governor Proclaims October 9-15 Fire Prevention Week in Oregon

In support of National Fire Prevention Week, Governor John Kitzhaber has proclaimed October 9 – 15 Oregon Fire Prevention Week. The Governor and State Fire Marshal Mark Wallace encourage Oregonians to take the necessary steps to protect their families from fire by having working smoke alarms, practicing a home escape plan, and to consider [...]

Fire Station Open House

Today was a fun and educational day at the Station 69 Open House on Cooper Mountain! Over 200 friends and neighbors stopped by to enjoy cookies and punch, tour the station, and check out a variety of apparatus!