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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 [...] 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 [...]
“Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the radio crackles. Two firefighters are trapped inside a concrete, tilt-up building. It is a nightmare scenario, but it’s something for which TVF&R’s firefigthers regularly practice. Outside the practice building, TVF&R’s Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) springs into action circling the building and hammering on exterior walls, hoping [...]
On May 7th, TVF&R added a new tool to its toolbox – a Car with one paramedic. The four Cars (Toyota FJ Cruisers) are expected to assist the District with responding in a cost-effective manner to non life-threatening situations that don’t require an engine with multiple Firefighter EMTs/Paramedics and a [...] The right resource, right staffing, right call. TVF&R responds to over 30,000 incidents a year. Approximately 80% of those calls are medical emergencies and requests for public assistance. To respond to situations that are not life- or property-threatening, TVF&R has a strategic tool – the CAR. The CAR—with one paramedic—is a cost-effective option for [...] 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 [...] 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 [...]
One of the girls aboard a helicopter with TVF&R firefighter volunteers as she is evacuated to the United States. Two critically injured ten year old girls from Haiti are awaiting surgery at a hospital in San Antonio, Texas thanks, in part, to the volunteer work performed by two Tualatin [...] TVF&R's HazMat team sets up in Tillamook It’s a quiet, sunny morning in Tillamook when the HazMat teams rollup to the Tillamook County Creamery Association headquarters. Fire apparatus from Tillamook, Bay City, Nehalem and others are on-scene as Hazardous Materials vehicles from TVF&R and Astoria arrive. A decontamination area is set up as men [...] Morgan Bleak and his family pose with part of the crew from Station 69 October 31st was looking to be a very bad day for Morgan Bleak. Lucky for Mr. Bleak, that Engine 69 was just around the corner. Mr. Bleak’s heart was failing and his wife was on the phone with 9-1-1. As [...] |
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