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City taps longtime assistant chief from Dallas to lead Portland Fire & Rescue
Lauren Johnson will start work as Portland’s fire chief Aug. 18, taking the helm of 744 employees and a nearly $200 million budget.
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Save a Life, Install a Smoke Alarm
Public education officer Lieutenant Laurent Picard of Portland Fire & Rescue works helps Portland residents save lives, prevent fires, and prepare for urban wildfire.
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Portland names interim deputy city administrator for public safety
Bob Cozzie, who has served as director of emergency communications since 2018, replaces outgoing service area leader Mike Myers.
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New tool helps Portland firefighters tackle electric vehicle fires
Battery fires in electric vehicles pose a real hazard to emergency responders. A new water-lance system helps Portland Fire & Rescue bring these fires under control faster, with less risk of toxic fumes. (In this training exercise, a firefighter is drilling through the door of a donated sedan.)
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Portland Fire & Rescue names interim fire chief
Fire veteran AJ Jackson will lead the bureau starting March 4, replacing retiring Chief Ryan Gillespie.
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Urban wildfire: How Portland is prepared, and what you can do
Wildfires are becoming more frequent west of the Cascade Mountains. Learn what the City of Portland is doing to prepare for the possibility of urban wildfires, and find out simple steps you can take to get ready and keep our city strong and resilient.
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City of Portland Unified Command Statement Regarding Election Preparedness
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News Release: At a new location, next to I-5, the annual Portland Aerial Tram evacuation exercise is set for Sunday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to noon
No traffic impacts expected
Highly visible location this year, next to I-5, for routine annual training
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Portland Fire to begin Alternative OD Response in Downtown Core
Portland Fire to begin Alternative OD Response in Downtown Core
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2023 September 11 Ceremony
PORTLAND FIRE & RESCUE TO HONOR MEMORY OF THOSE LOST ON THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS.
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2023 David Campbell Memorial Ceremony
Portland Fire & Rescue and the David Campbell Memorial Association host Annual David Campbell Memorial Ceremony at Portland Firefighters Park located at West Burnside Street at SW 19th Avenue on Monday June 26 at 10 AM.
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PF&R Pushes in the Pierce Volterra at Station 1
Portland Fire & Rescue to Bring Electric-Powered Fire Engine into Service.
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Development Services, Fire and Rescue to launch pilot for reviewing solar permit applications
This three-month effort seeks to streamline evaluations of residential solar panel installations requiring engineering reviews.
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2 PORTLAND FIREFIGHTERS SUFFER MINOR INJURIES IN 3 ALARM FIRE
A 3-alarm fire broke out in a used furniture store at Hawthorne and SE 13th Ave.
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Joint City Statement on Hate Crimes
Our core values as a City include anti-racism and equity. Every Portlander and everyone visiting our city deserves to be welcomed and to feel that they belong. They should encounter a Portland free of bias and hate, where they do not fear for their safety and security.
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PBOT to lower speed limit on 5.5 miles of 122nd Avenue to improve safety on a high crash corridor
The Portland Bureau of Transportation will reduce the speed limit from 35 mph to 30 mph on 122nd Avenue between NE Sandy Boulevard and SE Foster Road on Wednesday morning, April 21.
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Updated Temporary Operations Changes for Portland Fire Marshal’s Office
Portland Fire & Rescue’s Fire Marshal’s Office Plan Review Center is temporarily CLOSED to the public.
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