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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 to squirt [...] Dozens of TVF&R firefighters are training with live fire, real smoke and burning homes in the Bull Mountain area of Washington County this month. The homes are owned by a developer who planned to tear the homes down and replace them. An engine company prepares to make entry into the training structure Although firefighters are frequently exposed to live [...] Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue is looking for a few good men and women who are willing to donate their time and help serve their community as volunteer firefighters for our Core Volunteer program. This exciting opportunity gives members of the general public the chance to give back to their community by protecting their neighbors [...] Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue invites you to an open house celebration at our newest fire station, the Willamette Fire Station in West Linn. Also called Fire Station 59, the station officially opened for business at the beginning of March. The open house will be an opportunity for the community to explore the new building [...] TVF&R Battalion Chief Allen Kennedy prepares to race On Sunday, March 7th more than 1200 firefighters raced in full turnout gear and breathing apparatus up the 69 flights of the Columbia Center in Seattle. The goal: get to the top as quickly as possible. The Scott Firefighter Stair Climb is the largest firefighter competition in [...] TVF&R is taking part in the Boy Scouts of America Scouting for Food drive this holiday season. The drive is recognized as the last major food drive of the year for northwest Oregon and southwest Washington area emergency food agencies. It is anticipated that 10,000 local Scouts will go door-to-door to collect an estimated 500,000 pounds of [...] The above video was produced by TVF&R’s Community Services department. It’s designed to show members of the community an example of one of our SKID (Stop Kids Intoxicated Driving) demonstrations that we perform across the fire district. TVF&R’s latest SKID demonstration took place at Beaverton High School earlier this month. To learn more about [...] More than fifty apartment managers spent the day Tuesday learning from fire prevention experts about how to protect their tenants. TVF&R’s award-winning apartment manager training is in its fourth year. The program is a day long series of lectures and hands-on learning experiences that help managers better understand how to protect their tenants and property. Apartment managers visit [...] It’s a sobering sight: two cars have smashed into each other, several people are badly injured, a bleeding teenager lays sprawled on the hood of a car, firefighters respond to the scene. It looks frighteningly real, but today it’s only a demonstration designed to show high school students what can happen if they drive while [...] Clean Water Services and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) joined forces to clear a parcel of non-native weeds and brush on September 14. The burn went off exactly as planned and benefits park users, Clean Water Services, and 16 firefighting recruits who are studying to become firefighters. The property that was burned is located just [...] |
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