Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to approximately 440,000 citizens in one of the fastest growing regions in Oregon. Our 210 square mile service area includes nine cities and unincorporated portions of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington County.
Our District has 23 fire stations, a Command and Business Operations Center, a training facility, and two fire prevention offices (North and South).
Citizens served by TVF&R benefit from the services of a large metropolitan fire department, while paying one of the lowest fire-protection tax rates in the region. TVF&R receives almost its entire funding from property taxes. This funding comes through a permanent tax rate and temporary funding sources such as local option levies and general obligation bonds.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is governed by an elected five-member Board of Directors and managed by professional staff. One of the District’s hallmarks is a commitment to think and operate like a private business. Examples include: employing innovative emergency scene tactics, offering services to neighboring agencies to generate revenue and off-set business costs, and implementing non-traditional staffing based on incident data.
