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Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue reports record wildfire deployments, new EMS programs and station rebuilds
Summary
TVF&R Deputy Chief Patrick Fayol told the council about the district’s 2024 wildfire deployments, new community paramedic programs, a successful 2024 local option levy that will fund 36 firefighters, and planned station rebuilds including Station 20 in Newberg.
Patrick Fayol, deputy chief for Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R), updated the Newberg City Council on April 21 about 2024 wildfire deployments, new emergency medical programs, recruitment, and capital projects funded by voter-approved measures.
The update included operational numbers, program launches and plans for station rebuilds that officials said are necessary to improve seismic resilience and firefighter safety.
Fayol said 2024 was a record wildfire year for Oregon. “2024 was a record year for the state of Oregon as far as wildfire. 1,900,000 acres burned,” he said, and TVF&R deployed personnel to state and interstate mobilizations. The district deployed 31 wildland team members between June and September and…
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