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Portland Fire and Rescue, also known as the Portland Fire Bureau, and sometimes unofficially as the Portland Fire Department, is the principle fire suppression, prevention, and rescue agency of the City of Portland, Oregon, United States.
The Portland Fire Bureau of the city of Portland, Oregon owns and operates Fireboats in Portland, Oregon. In 1973 the Fire Bureau had the responsibility for patrolling the harbor transferred to it from the Police Bureau. [1] The Karl Prehn and the L.V. Jenkins were added to the fleet at that time. These smaller vessels were equipped for both ...
Fire departments include Forest Grove Fire and Rescue, Hillsboro Fire Department, Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue, Portland Fire & Rescue, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, and Washington County Fire District 2. Notable stations include the Grants Pass City Hall and Fire Station, Portland Fire Station No. 7, and Portland Fire Station No. 17.
The Karl Prehn was a fireboat acquired by the Portland Fire Bureau in Portland Oregon, in 1973. [1] She was added to the Bureau's fleet not long after the Police Bureau's responsibility for patrolling the harbor was transferred to the Fire Bureau. [1] But, in 1984, the vessel was made available to the city of Lewiston, Idaho.
Portland Fire Station No. 7, located in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon, is a two-story structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1927, it was added to the register in 1989. [ 2 ]
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.
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Portland Fire Station No. 17, at 824 N.W. Twenty-fourth Ave. in Portland, Oregon, was built in 1912.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]It originally held a horse-drawn steam pumper and a horse-drawn ladder truck, requiring three and two horses respectively.