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The City of Portland provided the funds for the department to purchase its first fire boat, the George H. Williams, in 1904. By 1906 firefighters with the Portland Fire Department had begun wearing turnout gear. The same year also saw Chief Engineer Campbell elected President of the Pacific Coast Fire Chief's Association.
This is a list of members of the Portland City Council in Oregon, both past and present. [1] [2] From 1913 to 2025, the city operated under a commission form of government, where all 5 members of the council, officially called the City Commission, were elected at-large. The city commission also included the mayor.
As a Portland Fire & Rescue emergency operations division chief, Andy Ponce is on call 24/7 but works in the Portland office Tuesday through Friday. Ponce also serves as a board member of the ...
Gonzalez's two-year term as a Portland City Council member began on January 1, 2023. [19] The transition was headed by Tom Miller, who had been a chief of staff for former mayor Sam Adams. [24] Gonzalez was assigned management of Portland Fire & Rescue and other emergency services, excluding the police department.
One of Hales' more controversial initiatives as a city commissioner was diversifying Portland Fire Bureau workforce. He hired the first chief from outside the Bureau ranks, [11] and created an apprenticeship program that added over 80 women and people of color to what had previously been a 99-percent white, male organization. [12]
The government of Portland, Oregon is based on a mayor–council government system. Elected officials include the mayor, a 12-member city council, and a city auditor.The city council is responsible for legislative policy, while the mayor appoints a professional city manager who oversees the various bureaus and day-to-day operations of the city.
Prior to serving in Portland city government, Leonard served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly and was a lieutenant with the Portland Fire Bureau. In 1985, Leonard was elected President of the Portland Firefighters Association. He was elected as the Portland Firefighters President four times, serving in that position until 1998.
Dan Saltzman (born 1953/54) is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a commissioner (city councilman) on the City Council of Portland in Portland, Oregon, from 1999 through the end of 2018. As of 2017, he had served longer on the Council than any other person since 1969.