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TVF&R reports about 4,900 calls in Newberg in 2025, previews wildland season and new EMS programs
Summary
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue officials told county commissioners they handled roughly 4,900 calls in Newberg in 2025, are training for an uncertain wildland season, expanding community paramedic outreach and piloting nurse-navigation and a firefighter-wellness program.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) leaders briefed the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on April 30, saying the district handled "about almost 4,900 calls in 2025" in Newberg and that emergency medical service calls continue to make up the bulk of their workload.
"EMS is typically about 80 plus percent of our call volume," Ryan Smith, representing TVF&R in the presentation, said, describing a downtown Newberg concentration of calls driven by care homes and higher population density. Smith said dispatch triage commonly results in reclassification once crews arrive on scene.
The district outlined preparations for the upcoming wildland season after an Oregon Fire Marshal report raised concerns about conditions. Smith said TVF&R runs refresher block training for…
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