Fire Department

Trained to Save, Committed to Serve

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue
1919 Ash Street
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116-0326

Administration Office: 503.992.3240

Emergency: 911
Non Emergency Dispatch: 503.629.0111

Fire Prevention and Inspection Division: 503.992.3176
Fire Training Division: 503.992.3241
Forest Grove Open Burning Information Hotline: 503.992.3242

Fax: 503.992.3243

Fire Chief: Michael Kinkade
Phone: 503.992.3240
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Our mission is to provide the finest protection of life and property from fire, natural and manmade emergencies in a professional and courteous manner while reducing these threats through public education.

Serving the City of Forest Grove and the surrounding communities since 1872, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue provides fire suppression, prevention and inspection, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response and other emergency services to the City of Forest Grove as well as the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District.

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Forest Grove Fire & Rescue's 64 members are comprised of both career and part-time employees as well as volunteers from throughout the community. The Department currently operates out of two fire stations, the Forest Grove Station is the headquarters of the department and is located at 1919 Ash Street in historic downtown Forest Grove and is a combination paid and volunteer station. A second all volunteer station is located at 52155 NW Old Wilson River Road in the beautiful community of Gales Creek in Western Washington County.

It is the vision of Forest Grove Fire & Rescue that we will, through active training, being equipped with the best workforce, provide a modern, technological, and safe service to the community. We will provide an environment to embrace civil virtues, personal excellence, integrity, and an obligation to family and the community.

Our Goals:

1. To deliver comprehensive fire and life safety services of the highest quality.

2. To support and maintain a safe, healthy, well trained and high performance workforce.

3. To provide high quality Advanced Life Support (ALS) first responder service as part of an integrated emergency medical care system.

4. To be a community resource for life safety knowledge and information about our services.

5. To attract and retain a qualified and diverse workforce.

6. to be accountable to our community for demonstrable results.

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