Early Morning House Fire Displaces Nine in Beaverton

Just before 2 a.m., multiple callers to 911 reported that heavy black smoke and flames were coming from a vehicle and garage at a residence in the 11000 block of SW Timberline Dr in Beaverton. Based on the reports, dispatchers upgraded the incident to a f...

Early Morning House Fire in Rural Washington County

Shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, multiple callers to 911 reported a house fire at a rural property on Jackson Quarry Road in western Washington County. Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue were quickly dispatched...

TVF&R Lifts Temporary Outdoor Fire Burn Ban

Beginning today, Thursday, May 18, at 6 p.m., the High-Fire Danger Burn Ban will be lifted for Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s entire service area, including parts of Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, and Multnomah counties. Temperatu...

TVF&R to Host Open House at Station 20 in Downtown Newberg

On Saturday, June 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will host an open house at Station 20 located in downtown Newberg at 414 E 2^nd Street. Families and community members are invited to tour the station, meet with firefighters, p...

TVF&R Offers Spring Edition of ‘Safety First’ Online Newsletter

TVF&R’s Fire and Life Safety Division presents its spring edition of the “Safety First” online newsletter for residents, businesses, and families.

This edition provides helpful information about steps you can take for wild...

Ready, Set, GO! Wildfire Preparedness Webinar May 15

UPDATE 5/17/2023: In case you missed this webinar, you can watch the recorded version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90An4odGgTc

Original release posted 4/20/2023:

Prepare your home and family for wildfire season by joining us on Monday, May...

Fire Agencies and Red Cross Hold Apartment Landlord Training May 18

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Clackamas Fire District #1, and Red Cross Cascades Region are teaming up to hold an in-person training tailored for property managers and their staff, covering a variety of topics geared towa...

TVF&R partners with Red Cross to install free smoke alarms in Aloha

Hundreds of people in the Aloha area can sleep a little easier knowing their home is protected by a functioning smoke alarm. This past Saturday, TVF&R joined members of the American Red Cross and Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal to help install and...

Legal Notice of Budget Committee and Board of Directors' Workshop

A public meeting of the Budget Committee and Board of Directors of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, a rural fire protection district in Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, and Multnomah counties, will be held in person and via Zoom at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Ma...

Young Women Have Chance to Explore a Career as a Firefighter

Applications are being accepted for Portland Metro Fire Camp for young women ages 16 to 22. This camp is an all-encompassing introduction to a rewarding profession. The camp is designed to instill confidence while building leadership and team skills.&...

TVF&R Offers Winter Edition of ‘Safety First’ Online Newsletter

TVF&R’s Fire and Life Safety Division presents its winter edition of the “Safety First” online newsletter for residents, businesses, and families.

This edition offers ideas for safety-related new year’s resolutions and provides helpful information for ...

TVF&R is Recruiting Volunteers

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is grateful for its dedicated cadre of volunteers, who aid us in our mission to create safer communities.

We are in the process of seeking more men and women who are willing to donate their time and serve their community a...

Nine displaced, two hospitalized after fire in West Linn

Firefighters were called to the 2300 block of Fifth Avenue in West Linn shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday for reports of a fire at a large, multi-story home that had been converted into five individual apartments. Initial calls to 911 indicated...

Firefighters battle flames at commercial building amidst icy, cold conditions

Firefighters were called to the 10000 block of Tualatin-Sherwood Road in Tualatin shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday for reports of a fire at a manufacturing company. Early reports indicated an electrical panel had caught fire and that all occupants had imme...

TVF&R Gears Up for Winter Weather, Urges Residents to Prepare

Firefighters with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue are gearing up for a blast of winter weather expected to bring unusually cold temperatures, snow, and ice to the region. At the same time, residents are encouraged to do their part by preparing themselve...

TVF&R Presents the 2022 Popular Annual Financial Report

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is pleased to present our Popular Annual Financial Report that provides information about our financial position for the past fiscal year, ending June 30, 2022. Without the public's investment, we would not be able to pro...

Garage Fire Spreads to Beaverton Apartment Complex and Displaces 20 Residents

Just before 9:30 this morning, several callers to 911 reported that an attached garage was on fire at a two-story apartment complex in the 11000 block of Southwest Davies Road in Beaverton. Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) w...

Washington County Fire Agencies Lift Burn Ban

Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 12 p.m., the High-Fire Danger Burn Ban put back in effect over the weekend will be lifted in Washington County. With the help of rains and the passing of the recent weather pattern, the Washington County Fire Defense...

Effective Immediately: TVF&R and All WashCo Fire Agencies Re-enact Outdoor Burn Ban

In consultation with the Oregon Department of Forestry and other members of the Washington County Fire Defense Board, TVF&R and all other Washington County fire agencies are re-enacting a High Fire Danger Burn Ban. This ban extends to TVF&R&rs...

Eight hospitalized, dozens displaced after overnight apartment fire

Shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday morning, multiple callers to 911 reported flames coming from an apartment building at a complex in the 8100 block of Southwest Barnes Road in unincorporated Washington County.  

Deputies from the Washington County She...

Washington County Fire Agencies Lift Burn Ban

Beginning Monday, Oct. 24 at 9 a.m., the High-Fire Danger Burn Ban will be lifted in Washington County. With the help of recent rains and an increase in humidity levels, the Washington County Fire Defense Board has moved to lift the ban, which ha...

TVF&R to Host Open House for Station 39 on McEwan Road

On Saturday, October 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will host an open house at Station 39 located at 7080 SW McEwan Road in Tualatin. Also serving the communities of Rivergrove and Durham since January 2020, families and com...

Fire at Aloha Apartment Complex Displaces 18 Residents

High-Fire Danger Burn Ban to remain in effect

In consultation with the Oregon Department of Forestry and other members of the Washington County Fire Defense Board, TVF&R will keep in place a High-Fire Danger Burn Ban throughout the district until further notice. All outdoor debris burning remains...

TVF&R Offers Fall Edition of 'Safety First' Online Newsletter

TVF&R’s Fire and Life Safety Division presents its fall edition of the “Safety First” online newsletter for residents, businesses, and families.

This edition highlights Fire Prevention Month and provides helpful information on cooking safety, student s...

Car Fire Spreads to Apartment Building, Displaces Residents

Shortly after 3:30 p.m. today, 911 dispatchers received multiple calls in regards to a vehicle fire near an apartment building in the 11000 block of SW Allen Blvd in Beaverton.

First-arriving firefighters quickly saw that the fire had extended to a carport...

Firefighters Contain Fire to Vacant Residence in West Linn

At 4:46 p.m. today, callers reported heavy black smoke coming from a two-story home in the 2000 block of 13^th Street in West Linn. 

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters arrived within minutes and began aggressive fire attack measures. Cr...

TVF&R to Host Open House for Charbonneau Station 54

On Saturday, October 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will host an open house and provide tours of Station 54 located within the Willamette Professional Building at 8995 Southwest Miley Road in Wilsonville. Families and communi...

Firefighters extinguish fire in trees, prevent flames from reaching home near West Hills

At 12:35 a.m. on Sept. 20, firefighters were dispatched to the 4000 block of Northwest North Road in an unincorporated portion of Multnomah County on reports of a fire burning in the trees behind a multi-story residence. Firefighters arrived on scene with...

TVF&R is Prepared for Weekend Wind Event

Weather predication models and fuel analysis indicate a higher-than-normal fire danger this weekend with expected wind gusts, low humidity, and warm temperatures between 11 a.m. Friday and 11 p.m. Saturday.

In preparation for this wind event, TVF&R has...

Fire Crews Contend With Challenging Fire in Sherwood

At 2:45 a.m., multiple callers to 911 reported fire coming from a shed, several vehicles and a recreation vehicle at a property on Dahlke Lane in Sherwood.

Fire crews arrived to a large property with several dozen vehicles, sheds, shipping containers and r...

Firefighters Keep Exterior Fire from Spreading into Washington County Home

Just after noon today, firefighters with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and deputies from Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a roof on fire at a two-story home in the 2000 block of Northwest Jessamine Way in Washington County. A...

Washington County Fire Agencies Enact High-Fire Danger Burn Ban Effective July 25 at 7 a.m.

Beginning Monday, July 25, at 7 a.m., all fire agencies within Washington County will enact a High-Fire Danger Burn Ban, based on a recommendation made by the Washington County Fire Defense Board. Washington County fire agencies include: Banks Fire Distri...

TVF&R Offers Summer Edition of 'Safety First' Online Newsletter

TVF&R’s Fire and Life Safety Division presents its summer edition of the “Safety First” online newsletter for residents, businesses, and families.

This edition provides helpful information on how you can help prevent wildfires. Other newsletter article...

Veterans, Pets, and Fourth of July Fireworks

As we prepare to commemorate our country’s independence on July 4, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue urges residents to have a heightened awareness of how fireworks impact veterans and pets and the increased risk in fires they can cause. 

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Notice of TVF&R Board of Directors Meeting and Budget Hearing

A public meeting of the Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Board of Directors will be held on June 28 at 3 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held virtually. The meeting will be streamed live via the District’s scheduled YouTube channel...

2-Alarm Blaze Destroys Commercial Building in Newberg

At 2:33 a.m. this morning, 911 dispatchers received a call reporting a commercial building on fire at 305 N Springbrook Road in Newberg. First-incoming crews from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue found the single-story structure to be fully engulfed in f...

TVF&R Offers Spring Edition of 'Safety First' Online Newsletter

TVF&R’s Fire and Life Safety Division presents its spring edition of the “Safety First” online newsletter for residents, businesses, and families.

This edition provides helpful information on simple steps you can take to b...

Young Women Have Chance to Explore a Career as a Firefighter

Applications are being accepted for Portland Metro Fire Camp for young women ages 16 to 22. This camp is an all-encompassing introduction to a rewarding profession. The camp is designed to instill confidence while building leadership and team skills.

Parti...

Legal Notice of Budget Committee Meeting

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, a Rural Fire Protection District in Washington County, Clackamas County, Yamhill County, and Multnomah County, is set to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2022, to...

Two-Alarm Beaverton Apartment Fire Displaces Ten People and Pet Bunny

At 8:28 p.m. Sunday evening, WCCCA 911 dispatchers began fielding multiple calls about an apartment building on fire, located off Menlo Drive and Allen Boulevard. Neighbors and people driving by along Allen Boulevard could see flames and a large column of...

Crews Extinguish Two-Alarm Fire at Condo Complex in Aloha

At 11:18 a.m., multiple callers to 911 reported flames and smoke coming from a condo unit at a complex off Britetree Circle in Aloha. Due to the description provided by callers and it being a fire at a multi-housing structure that was spreading to an adja...

Firefighters Respond to Simultaneous House Fires Sunday Morning

Early this morning, firefighters from multiple agencies were simultaneously dispatched to two working house fires within Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s service area. The first fire occurred in Newberg at 5:20 a.m. and the second fire was called in ap...

Legal Notice of Budget Committee and Board of Directors Workshop

A public meeting of the Budget Committee and Board of Directors of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, a Rural Fire Protection District in Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, and Multnomah counties, will be held virtually at 3 p.m. on March 10. The purpose of ...

TVF&R Receives Superior Credit Rating

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is pleased to announce that its credit quality rating remains the highest possible — Aaa. The District was recently evaluated by Moody’s Investors Service in preparation for an upcoming capital bond sale.

Moody’s noted tha...

TVF&R Honors the Life and Service of Captain Dave Pearson

More than 250 family, friends, and fire service personnel gathered Thursday at Rolling Hills Church to celebrate the life of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Captain Dave Pearson. Another 200 people viewed a livestream of the event that included full fir...

TVF&R Honors the Memory of Former Chaplain Dwight Douglas

It is with sadness that Fire Chief Deric Weiss shared the news that former Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Chaplain Dwight Douglas peacefully passed away Sunday morning from complications of COVID-19 and underlying conditions. Dwight was surrounded by h...

TVF&R Presents 2021 Popular Annual Financial Report

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is pleased to present our Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) that provides information about our financial position for the past fiscal year, ending June 30, 2021. Without the public's investment, we would not be able...

TVF&R Presents Winter Edition of ‘Safety First’ Online Newsletter

TVF&R’s Fire & Life Safety Division presents its winter edition of the “Safety First” online newsletter for residents, businesses, and families.

This edition offers holiday and winter storm safety tips, advice on how to prevent fall injuries, insig...

Firefighters Battle Garage Fire and Rescue Two Cats

At 1 p.m. today, firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) and Lake Oswego Fire Department were dispatched to a house fire in the five thousand block of SW Lee Street in Tualatin. After 911 dispatchers received multiple calls about t...

Voters Approve TVF&R's Bond Measure For Emergency Services

Preliminary results on Tuesday night, Nov. 2, indicate that voters within TVF&R's service area have approved Measure 34-308, which allows Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue to issue $122 million in proposed general obligation bonds for emergency servic...

TVF&R Deploys New Cardiac Monitor-Defibrillators

On October 5, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue deployed 60 new LIFEPAK 15 cardiac monitors replacing our current fleet of cardiac monitor-defibrillators that were reaching the end of their useful service life. Cardiac monitor-defibrillators are an essent...

TVF&R Presents Fall Edition of 'Safety First' Online Newsletter

TVF&R's Fire & Life Safety Division presents its fall edition of the "Safety First" online newsletter for residents, businesses, and families.

This edition highlights Fire Prevention Month and this year’s theme, &ld...

Voters Will See Proposed TVF&R Bond Measure 34-308 on November Ballot

This November, voters will have the opportunity to vote on whether Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue can issue $122 million in proposed general obligation bonds for emergency services.

If the proposed bond measure were to pass, TVF&R would use proceeds...

Early Morning Fourplex Fire Displaces Multiple Families

Firefighters responded to a two-story fourplex fire that started just before 6:00 a.m. this morning in the 19000 block of NW Mahama Place in unincorporated Washington County. Callers to 911 reported visible flames coming from the ground level of one of th...

Firefighters Battle House Fire in Beaverton

Just before 4 p.m. today, WCCCA 911 dispatchers received multiple calls about a house that was on fire on Tuckerwood Court in Beaverton. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters were immediately dispatched to the scene. Based on initial descriptions...

TVF&R Promotes First Female Captain

Effective today, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will make history with the promotion of its first female captain, Karen Bureker. 

Bureker began her career at TVF&R 19 years ago as a firefighter paramedic. In 2006, she promoted to apparatus ...

Early Morning Fire Damages Duplex in Beaverton

Just after 3:30 a.m. this morning, multiple callers to the Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency 911 center reported a residential fire in the 15000 block of SW Jaylee Street in Beaverton. The incident was immediately upgraded to a first al...

TVF&R Will Never Forget 9-11 and Those Who Lost Their Lives

This September, our country will mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and related crash of a jetliner in Pennsylvania.

In remembrance of those tragic events, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will be participating i...

Fire Destroys Unoccupied Home in Beaverton

Just after 2:40 pm today multiple callers to the Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency 911 center reported a residential fire in the 16700 block of SW Spellman Drive in Beaverton. Firefighters from TVF&R’s Cooper Mountain stat...

Firefighters Rescue Two People from Early Morning Apartment Fire

At 2:24 a.m. today, firefighters were dispatched to a reported residential fire in the 300 block of Northwest Gina Way near the border of Hillsboro and Beaverton. The Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency received multiple calls reporting a...

Firefighters Fight First Alarm Fire in Tualatin

Firefighters responded to a residential fire that started just before 6:00 p.m. this evening in the 20000 block of SW 69^th street in Tualatin. The homeowners reported hearing smoke alarms and seeing black smoke coming from the second story of their home. ...

Firefighters Fight Unrelated Overnight Fires

Firefighters fought two unrelated fires last night. Fortunately, no one was injured as a result of either fire. The first fire started just after 11:30 p.m. in the 14000 block of NW Melody Lane in unincorporated Washington County. Callers to 911 reported ...

Firefighters Battle Residential Fire in Beaverton

Firefighters from TVF&R and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue responded to a second-alarm fire in the 1700 block of SW Harvey Way in Beaverton just after 2:00 p.m. today. Callers to 911 reported seeing flames and smoke coming from a backyard between multipl...

TVF&R Hosts Metro Fire Camp To Recruit Female Firefighters

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, in partnership with Portland Fire & Rescue, hosted one of two Portland Metro Fire Camps at their training center in Sherwood, Friday July 30 through Sunday, August 1. Thirty-five young women between the ages of 16 an...

Firefighters Respond to Gas Leak Near Providence Newberg Medical Center

On Thursday at 5:56 p.m., firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a gas leak at a construction site adjacent to Providence Newberg Medical Center off Highway 99W and Providence Drive.

Highway 99W at Providence Drive was close...

Firework Bans and Community Restraint Pays Off

Most people living in the Portland Metropolitan region experienced something unusual on July 4, 2021. Quiet. 

Unlike past years, people heeded the safety messages shared by cities, counties and fire agencies related to fireworks and fire safe beha...

Firefighters Extinguish Brush Fire on 229th Avenue and Rosedale Road

At 6:11 p.m. Monday, firefighters were dispatched to a fast-moving fire in a dry grass field near Southwest 229th Avenue and Southwest Rosedale Road in Washington County.

First-arriving crews immediately worked to surround the fire that was quickly moving ...

TVF&R Urges People to Not Use Fireworks This Fourth of July

With record-breaking weather and drought conditions, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is urging people to not use fireworks this year. Though TVF&R does not have the legal authority to ban fireworks, some cities in the region have already banned fire...

TVF&R Presents Summer Edition of 'Safety First' Online Newsletter

TVF&R's Fire & Life Safety Division presents its summer edition of the new "Safety First" online newsletter for residents, businesses, and families.

This edition provides helpful information on what you can do to prepare your family for a...

Firefighters Battle Apartment Fire in Beaverton

Just after 2 p.m., multiple callers to 911 were reporting a fire at an apartment complex in the 3200 block of SW 170th Avenue in Beaverton. Based on the description provided to dispatchers and confirmation by a MetroWest Ambulance crew, who could see a bl...

Washington County Fire Agencies Enact High-Fire Burn Ban

Beginning Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 7:00 a.m., all fire agencies within Washington County will enact a High-Fire Danger Burn Ban, based on a recommendation by the Washington County Fire Defense Board. Washington County fire agencies include: Banks Fire Di...

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Enacts High-Fire Danger Burn Ban

Beginning June 18, 2021, at noon, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will enact a High-Fire Danger Burn Ban. All outdoor burning will be banned throughout TVF&R’s jurisdiction, including areas served in Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas, and Yamhill cou...

Two Fires Damage Mill and Semi Truck Trailer in North Plains

Just before 5 a.m. on June 5, 2021, firefighters from TVF&R and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue responded to a fire at a lumber mill located near the corner of Main and Commercial streets in North Plains. Firefighters contained the fire to a small buildin...

TVF&R Presents Third Edition of 'Safety First' Online Newsletter

TVF&R’s Fire and Life Safety Division presents its spring edition of the new “Safety First” online newsletter for residents, businesses, and families.

This edition provides helpful information on how you can enhance the safety of your home as we near w...

Plan Reviewers at TVF&R Help Keep Our Communities Safer

May is National Building Safety Month and this year’s theme is “Prevent, Prepare, Protect. Building Codes Save.”

Deputy fire marshals at TVF&R utilize the Oregon Fire Code during plan review of new buildings and development projects. 

Our deput...

One Person Injured in Rural Scappoose House Fire

At 3 a.m. this morning, a caller to 911 in the area reported to dispatchers that they could see a house fully engulfed in flames off Rocky Point Road, just east of Skyline Boulevard in unincorporated Multnomah County. Based on the description from the cal...

Prepare Your Home and Family for Wildfire Season with ‘Ready, Set, GO!’

Are you prepared for wildfire season? Join our online presentation of “Ready, Set, GO!” to learn about creating and maintaining defensible space around your home, forming emergency plans, and preparing emergency kits. Our Fire & Li...

Three Residents and Dog Displaced in Beaverton House Fire

Just after 4 p.m. today, firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a house fire off 167th Avenue in Beaverton. The crew staffed on the fire engine from Cooper Mountain Station 69 happened to come across the house fire while he...

Crews Extinguish Brush Fire and Structure Fire on Northwest Padgett Road

At 7:12 p.m. Thursday, firefighters were dispatched to a report of a brush fire in the 32100 block of Northwest Padgett Road in Washington County, just north of Hillsboro. Firefighters from across the region responded and were notified by dispatch that a ...

Firefighters keep shed fire from engulfing home.

Firefighters were able to keep a shed fire from engulfing a house around 2:30a.m. on March 4, 2021 in the 15000 block of SW Thurston Lane in Tigard. Neighbors were helpful by notifying 911 and alerting residents. Fortunately, the residents were able to sa...

House Fire in Newberg Displaces Family of Seven and Dog

Updated 2/24/2021 at 12:45 p.m.* = updates Shortly before noon today, firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Dundee Fire Department were dispatched to a house fire on Pinehurst Drive in Newberg. Based on descriptions received fro...

TVF&R Offers Second Edition of SafetyFirst Online Newsletter

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is adjusting our efforts in how we provide life safety information to the communities we serve in light of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and need to prevent its spread.

While we look forward to the day ...

Take Steps to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, and colorless gas that can cause sudden illness and death. It is created when fuels such as gasoline, wood, charcoal, and petroleum products burn incompletely.

Carbon monoxide alarms alert you and your family when...

TVF&R Begins Vaccinations of Front Line Personnel

On January 3, 2021, TVF&R started vaccinating their front line personnel. Vaccinations of several hundred firefighters and paramedics will continue throughout the week. In partnership with county health partners, TVF&R will move on to vaccinate pa...

TVF&R Receives COVID-19 Vaccines

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue has received an initial round of 1000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Oregon Health Authority. In preparation for the vaccine’s arrival, TVF&R’s vaccine branch of their COVID-19 task force ...

Unrelated Overnight Fires in Beaverton Displace Families Before Christmas

Just before 3a.m. on December 23, a resident of a home in the 5000 block of SW 167th Avenue in Beaverton reported that a shed adjacent their home was engulfed in flames that were quickly spreading. When firefighters arrived, fire had spread from a vent in...

TVF&R Logistics Service Center Relocates to Tualatin

This week, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s Logistics Division moved into its new Logistics Service Center located at 9991 SW Avery St. in Tualatin. Supply warehouse, fleet maintenance, communications, facilities maintenance, and administrative support...

TVF&R Presents 2020 Popular Annual Financial Report

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is pleased to present our Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR)  that provides information about our financial position for the past fiscal year, ending June 30, 2020. Without the public’s investment, we would n...

TVF&R Launches 'Safety First' Newsletter

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is adjusting our efforts in how we provide life safety information to the communities we serve in light of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and need to prevent its spread.

While we look forward to the day ...

Accidental Fire Damages Home and Vintage Car Collection

Just after 6p.m. on December 1, a passing motorist was flagged down by a man whose house was on fire. After 911 was called, firefighters arrived within a few minutes to find flames coming from the roof and garage of the home located in the 8000 block of S...

Fire Investigator Determines House Fire Near Newberg Originated in Chimney Chase

A fire investigator determined that a house fire on Saturday in the 13000 block of Northeast Parrett Mountain Road near Newberg originated in the chimney chase. 

Fire quickly spread into the attic and upper floor. The homeowner tried dousing flame...

Accidental Fire Displaces Three from Home Near Lake Oswego

On Saturday, November 7, around 6 p.m., firefighters and law enforcement officers responded to a house fire in the 5100 block of Woodcrest Lane near Lake Oswego.
First-arriving firefighters were met by heavy fire, thick smoke, and a car on fire within th...

Governor Appoints Hallman as Interim Director of Department of Public Safety Standards and Training

Gov. Kate Brown has appointed TVF&R Assistant Chief Les Hallman as interim director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), effective November 2.

Hallman will serve in the interim role while the state seeks a permanent replac...

High Fire Danger Burn Ban Lifted

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House Fire in Aloha Displaces Family and Dogs

Just before 6 a.m. this morning, multiple callers to 911 reported a house on fire located on Kinnaman Road between 198th and 185th avenues in Aloha. 

First incoming crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the exterior of the home behind the...

Chehalem Mountain-Bald Peak Wildfire Information

TVF&R Offers Ways Community Can Support Others in Need

TVF&R has been overwhelmed with kind messages of support and people reaching out to see if they can help our firefighters. We are extremely grateful for the support we’ve received and are honored to serve such wonderful communities....

Firefighters Battle One-Alarm House Fire in Washington County

Just after 5 a.m. this morning, multiple callers to 911 reported a house on fire in the 14000 block of Todd Street in unincorporated Washington County. Due to multiple reports coming in for the same location, the fire was immediately upgraded to a first a...

Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Townhouse Fire in Tigard

Shortly after 1 p.m. today, multiple callers to 911 reported a townhouse that was on fire in the 11000 block of Buffalo Place in Tigard.

First-incoming crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the second-story deck of two, connected townhomes and imm...

Fire District Contends with Multiple Weather-related Fires

At around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 7, severe winds began to impact TVF&R’s service area resulting in several downed trees and power lines starting brush and structure fires. At the busiest time, firefighters were working at the scenes ...

Off-duty Firefighters Launch Virtual ‘Fill the Boot’ Fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy Association

Beginning today and continuing through the month of September, off-duty Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters are launching a virtual Fill the Boot campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

In response to COVID-19 and a desire to prev...

Firefighters Keep House Fire from Spreading into Densely Wooded Area

There are many Northwest residents who live in areas considered a “wildland urban interface” where homes are nestled among fields, forests, and natural spaces. One of these homes located in the 1500 block of Shadow Wood Drive in the St...

Young Man Drowns Near Rogers Landing in Newberg

Just after 6p.m. on July 20, callers to 911 reported that a friend who had been swimming in the middle of the Willamette River near Rogers Landing without a life vest had gone under the water and was no longer visible. TVF&R’s Water Rescue T...

Barn Destroyed by Fire in Western Washington County

Shortly after 3 p.m. today, multiple callers to 911 reported a barn fire at a rural property on Burkhalter Road in western Washington County. Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue were quickly dispatched to th...

TVF&R Enacts Burn Ban and Cautions Community to Keep it Legal and Safe for the Holiday

The burn ban prohibits all of the following:

              1. Backyard or open burning (branches, yard debris, etc.).

             ...

Improper Disposal of Smoking Materials Causes Fire in Washington County

Just before 3a.m. this morning, a person driving to work called 9-1-1 to report a house fire in the 300 block of NW 334th Avenue west of Hillsboro in unincorporated Washington County.

Firefighters from Hillsboro Fire & Rescue arrived first to find a tw...

Notice of TVF&R Budget Hearing

A public
meeting of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will be held on June 23, 2020, at3 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held virtually. The
meeting will be streamed live at http://www.youtube.com/c/TualatinValleyFireRescue.Th...

TVF&R Fire Chief and Firefighters’ Union President Denounce Racism

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is honored to serve one of the most ethnically diverse communities in Oregon. Our hearts ache for the loss experienced by George Floyd’s family and the systemic injustice endured by so many people.

Fire Chief Der...

TVF&R Firefighters and Paramedics Provide Emergency Care to Improve Patient Outcomes

This is National Emergency Medical Services Week (May 17-23), and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is honored to serve within a system of first responders who are ready to provide lifesaving medical care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week...

Crews Extinguish Residential Fire in Aloha

At 9:35 a.m. today, firefighters were dispatched to a reported residential fire in the 3200 block of Southwest 175th Avenue in the Aloha area of Washington County. The Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency received multiple calls reporting ...

Smoke Alarms Save Five People in Newberg House Fire

At approximately 11 p.m., Sunday, May 3, 911 dispatchers received a call regarding a garage and house on fire, located on South Whitney Drive in Newberg. Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) and Dundee Fire Department were dispa...

Firefighters Rescue Stranded Kayaker on Tualatin River

At 3 p.m. today, emergency responders were dispatched to a call involving a female kayaker who was trapped in a fish ladder on the Tualatin River, just south of Interstate 205. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s water rescue team deployed from ...

TVF&R Launches Virtual Fire Station Tour

As a way to connect with our communities while in-person fire station tours are currently suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue launched a virtual fire station tour where people can learn about life in a firehouse from ...

Apartment Fire Displaces Eight

Just after midnight on April 17, firefighters responded to reports of apartments on fire in the 11000 block of SW Hall Boulevard near Tigard. When they arrived, there was heavy smoke and fire coming from two second-story apartments with fire extending to ...

Crews Extinguish Brush Fire Along Scholls Ferry Road West of Beaverton

At 4:33 p.m. on Saturday, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a report of smoke in the 17900 block of Southwest Scholls Ferry Road in Washington County, just west of Beaverton. Firefighters from Cooper Mountain Station 69 res...

COVID-19 Symptom Checker Available for TVF&R Residents

Health officials from Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas County agencies have launched a new online tool providing people a way to screen for possible Coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms from home.

The COVID-19 Symptom Checker can be accessed at c19oregon.com...

Fire Districts Ask Residents to Stop Outdoor Burning

Clackamas Fire District #1 and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue are asking the public to voluntarily stop outdoor burning to help protect vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In support of the statewide initiative by the Department of Env...

Firefighters and Paramedics Begin Wearing More Sustainable Personal Protective Equipment

As part of the Fire District’s continued efforts to protect first responders and patients from exposure and spread of COVID-19, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will begin using more sustainable personal protective equipment (PPE) on the majori...

TVF&R Firefighter Has Tested Positive for COVID-19

A Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) firefighter has tested positive for COVID-19. The firefighter started feeling ill while off duty and immediately began self-isolating at home for more than a week. The firefighter did everything right by not...

Seven Displaced from Fire Caused by Improper Disposal of Fireplace Ashes

Just before 10a.m. on March 25, firefighters from TVF&R and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue responded to reports of a mobile home on fire in the 5800 block of NE Jacobson Street in Washington County. When they arrived, there were two mobile homes and a ca...

Person Found Dead in Tigard Home Fire

Just after noon today, callers to 911 reported that a two-story home was engulfed in flames in the 11000 block of Southwest 109th Avenue in Tigard. Firefighters arrived within four minutes and began to attack the fire from the outside. 

While some...

COVID-19

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue established an internal COVID-19 task force and is working closely with local public health departments and state agencies to coordinate information. Based on CDC guidelines and input from our physician supervisor, we&...

One Fatality Reported from House Fire in Durham

At 7:32 p.m. on March 20, 911 dispatchers were alerted to a residential fire on SW Chaucer Court in Durham. The caller was a resident of the home. He reported that he and another person had evacuated, but they were both injured. Other callers to 911 repor...

Celebrating LIFE: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivors Reunite with Rescuers

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and some of our community partners had a unique opportunity to celebrate life with 28 sudden cardiac arrest survivors who beat the odds.

The District hosted the fifth biennial reunion breakfast Saturday, February 8, at the...

Fireplace Ashes Cause House Fire in Beaverton

At approximately 3:30 a.m. this morning, firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a fire in a residential neighborhood located at 169th Place in Beaverton. Initial calls to WCCCA 911 dispatch r...

TVF&R, Tigard Police and Valley Catholic Teach Hands-Only CPR at Washington Square Mall

Valley Catholic students will join Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) firefighters and Tigard Police in teaching hands-only CPR to Washington Square Mall guests and retailers on Saturday, February 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the area near Mac...

Family of Three Rescued From Apartment Fire in Newberg

Around 1:30 a.m. this morning, firefighters were dispatched to the report of a fire in an apartment unit in the 1000 block of S River Street in Newberg. Newberg-Dundee Police Department was also dispatched to the scene because a family of three claimed to...

Neighbors Pull Injured Man from House Fire in Beaverton

At 9:21 p.m. on December 24, multiple callers reported to 911 dispatchers that they saw flames and heavy smoke coming from a two-story home on Frenwood Way in Beaverton.

While firefighters were en route, a man driving home saw the flames and notified neigh...

Fire Destroys Home on SW Ladd Hill Road Outside Sherwood

Just after 5p.m. this evening, a person driving in the 30000 block of  SW Ladd Hill Road reported a house on fire with fire coming out of windows and through the roof. When firefighters first arrived, there were significant flames burning in the ...

TVF&R Unveils New Training Trailer

Over the past five years, TVF&R’s team entrusted with training firefighters has been working on a mobile training trailer that can be taken to fire stations. 

Part of the trailer is designed to resemble a fire engine. Firefighters ar...

TVF&R is Recruiting Volunteers

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is grateful for its dedicated cadre of volunteers, who aid us in our mission to create safer communities.

We are in the process of seeking more men and women who are willing to donate their time and serve their community a...

Residential Fire in Tualatin

Shortly after 3:00 pm today, fire crews from TVFR and Lake Oswego Fire responded to reports of smoke coming from a home near the 8000 block of Dakota Drive in Tualatin.  According to initial reports, neighbors noticed light colored smoke coming f...

Firefighters Quickly Control a Fire That Spread to Two Homes

Today at 9:20 a.m., callers to 911 reported a shed fire located near the intersection of Southwest Nisqually Court and Yakima Court in Tualatin that was threatening nearby homes. The fire quickly spread to a nearby shed and then to two homes. Bystanders a...

Beaverton Fire Station 67 Celebrates 20 Years of Service

SAVE THE DATE!

Event: Beaverton Fire Station 67 Open HouseDate: Saturday, October 19, 2019Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Location: 13810 SW Farmington Road, BeavertonParking: ADA parking is available at the station. Additional parking spots are a...

Firefighters Prevent Fire from Destroying Entire Wilsonville Apartment Building

Around 10:30 a.m. on October 2, several callers to 911 reported a suspected fire and alarms sounding in the Bridge Creek Apartments complex located in the 29000 block of Southwest Rose Lane in Wilsonville. Firefighters from Station 52 arrived within seven...

Washington County Fire Departments Team Up and Win $2.9 Million Grant for Firefighting Equipment

Washington County’s six fire departments were notified
last week that they received a grant valued at $2,999,000 to replace self-containedbreathing apparatus (SCBA). An SCBA allows a firefighter to work in toxic and
smoke-filled conditions present in ...

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy and Off-duty TVF&R Captain Respond to House Fire in Tigard

At noon today, a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy was driving along Durham Road in Tigard when he noticed smoke coming from a house located on 92nd Avenue. He immediately rerouted towards the direction of the smoke and radioed dispatchers at Wash...

Create A Fire Escape Map of Your Home and Practice Getting Out Safely

October is Fire Prevention Month, and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue encourages you to be an everyday hero by creating and practicing a home fire escape plan today.

This year, the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal campaign, “Not Every Hero W...

Beaverton Fourplex Destroyed by Fire

First-arriving firefighters began to aggressively fight the fire from the ground and from aerial ladders. 

The fire occurred where many fourplexes and multi-family homes are closely located. In addition to the normal hazards present at a large fir...

Fire District Receives Distinguished Finance Award

Chief Deric Weiss and Board Member Randy Lauer presented an award from the Government Finance Officers Association to Controller Claire Havener and CFO Tim Collier for their team's outstanding work to ensure transparency and accountability in the Fire Dis...

Talk to Your Kids About Fire and Life Safety

It’s that time again — when students head back to class. And for many students, this may be the school year where they will be trusted to be home alone after school.

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue encourages parents and caregivers to...

Beaverton Home Destroyed by Fire

Just after 4:30 p.m. on August 13, callers to 9-1-1 reported smoke and flames coming from a neighbor’s two-story home in the 40 block of SW 150th Avenue in Beaverton. While waiting for emergency responders to arrive at the scene, neighbors retrieved one d...

Firefighters Battle Pole Barn Fire in Ladd Hill Area

At 2 p.m. this afternoon, multiple calls to 911 came in regarding a fully engulfed barn that was also beginning to collapse at a farm on Wilsonville Road near Edminston Road. 

As firefighters from Kinsman Road Station 52 left their fire station to...

Brush Fire Sparked By Lawnmower in Rural Washington County

Just before 2 p.m. today, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue firefighters were dispatched to reports of a brush fire on Unger Road, west of Hillsboro Highway.  

First incoming crews confirmed that they had a working ...

Crews Extinguish Barn Fire in Helvetia Area

At 2:43 a.m. today, firefighters were dispatched to a reported barn fire in 9000 block of Northwest Dick Road in the Helvetia area of Washington County. A neighbor reportedly called 911 after seeing flames coming from a barn.

Firefighters from Tualatin Val...

Fire Chief Deric Weiss Takes Helm of TVF&R

Since the formation of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue in 1989, there have only been three fire chiefs. On July 1, Chief Deric Weiss became the fourth.

In a traditional “Transfer of Command Ceremony,” the responsibilities of providing...

Retired Fire Chief Al Blodgett Passes Away After a Half a Century of Service with Newberg Fire

Yesterday evening, June 29, 2019, retired Fire Chief Al Blodgett passed away. Chief Blodgett was a true “lifer,” serving more than half of his life with the Newberg Fire Department.

Since the moment he arrived in 1946, Newberg was always home to Chief Blod...

Fire Caused by Unattended Barbecue Displaces a Beaverton Family

TVF&R fire investigators determined that an unattended propane barbecue was the cause of an accidental fire that took place on June 18 around 8 p.m. in the 8000 block of Southwest 190th Avenue in Beaverton. A family had been barbecuing in their garage...

Veterans, Pets, and Fourth of July Fireworks

As we prepare to commemorate our country’s independence on July 4, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue urges residents to have a heightened awareness of how fireworks impact veterans and pets. 

Fireworks produce sounds similar to gunshots, which can...

Crews Extinguish Brush Fire on 115th Avenue in Tualatin

At 1:07 p.m. today, firefighters were dispatched to a reported brush fire in the 21400 block of Southwest 115th Avenue in Washington County between Tualatin and Sherwood. Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue arrived within seven minutes fro...

Firefighters Extinguish Two-alarm Commercial Fire in Tualatin

Shortly before 1 a.m., Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters were dispatched to the report of a commercial fire in the 7000 block of Southwest Nyberg Street.

A person in the same business complex saw smoke inside the unoccupied business and called...

TVF&R Voters Approve Local Option Levy Renewal and Select Board Representatives

This evening, TVF&R voters approved Measure 34-286 which allows the Fire District to continue levying 45 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation for another five years. The current levy expires in June 2020. For a residential property assessed at $300,...

Multiple Fire Departments Battle Two-Alarm House Fire in Newberg

Just before 4 p.m. today, an off-duty Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue firefighter noticed smoke coming from a home on NE Sunny Acres Lane in Newberg as he was driving in the area. He stopped and confirmed that the house was on fire and called 911. With th...

Firefighters Respond to Second-Story Window Fall Involving 4-year-old Boy in Bethany

Just before 5 p.m. today, firefighters were dispatched to a neighborhood in the Bethany area on a report of a 4-year-old boy that had fallen from the second-story window of a duplex.  Firefighters arrived on scene within minutes to find the boy h...

Three-alarm Fire Destroys Apartment Complex Under Construction and Significantly Damages Nearby Home

Residents in the Villebois community of Wilsonville awoke to a startling site in the early-morning hours of March 31, 2019. Just after 1a.m., multiple callers to 9-1-1 reported that a three-story apartment complex under construction in the 11000 block of ...

Person Found Dead in Home after Early Morning House Fire

Just before 6:00a.m. this morning, neighbors reported smoke and flames coming from a single-family home located in the 17300 block of NW Meadow Grass Drive in unincorporated Washington County in Bethany. When neighbors tried to alert the occupant, they we...

TVF&R, Tigard Police and Valley Catholic Teach Hands-Only CPR at Washington Square Mall

Valley Catholic students will join Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters and Tigard Police in teaching hands-only CPR to Washington Square Mall guests and retailers on Saturday, February 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the area below the food court. This...

Crews Battle House Fire on Cornelius Pass Road in Multnomah County

At 2:30 p.m. today, multiple callers to 911 reported a house on fire in the 14000 block of Northwest Cornelius Pass Road, north of Skyline Boulevard in Multnomah County. Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue a...

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s Board Selects Next Fire Chief

Chief Weiss was among several internal candidates who spent the past two months participating in assessment activities, listening sessions and interviews with elected officials, union representatives, executive staff and community leaders.

President Clark ...

Delegation of Union Firefighters and District Leaders Will Attend Fallen Firefighter Memorial

Each September, the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) honors those who have died in the line of duty during the previous year. This year, Retired Tualatin Valley Firefighter Ron Bielenberg will have his name added to the memorial wall. Biel...

Firefighters Rescue Three People From Early Morning Fire in Cedar Mill Home

TVF&R Board Advises Staff to Proceed with Levy Renewal Proposal

National Homeland Security Association Honors Firefighter with Scholarship

Fast-Moving Brush Fire Contained on Cooper Mountain

Portland Metro Fire Camp a Huge Success!

This weekend, we were honored to host the Metro Fire Camp. Young women learned what it takes to be in the fire service. Professional female firefighters taught them about emergency medical care, search and rescue techniques and fire suppression tactics. T...Read on...

Talk to Your Kids About Fire and Life Safety

House Fire in Bethany Displaces Family and Cat

Three-Alarm Fire in West Linn Neighborhood Displaces Six People and One Dog

INVESTIGATION UPDATE 7/30/2018: The TVF&R fire investigator has concluded their investigation and determined that the fire was caused by a child misusing fire. The child will undergo a youth intervention program as a result. No additional information ...Read on...

Roof Vent Fire at Washington Square Causes Mall Evacuation

Just before 4 p.m. today, multiple calls to 911 reported flames and black smoke coming from the roof of the food court at Washington Square Mall in Tigard. To ensure the safety of the patrons and employees, quick action by mall management and security pro...Read on...

Accidental Brush Fire Caused by Tool Use

Early Morning Fire Caused by Improper Disposal of Cigarettes

Fire Heavily Damages Detached Garage of a Cedar Mill Home

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue to Ban Outdoor Burning Starting July 5

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will ban all outdoor open burning throughout our jurisdiction, including all cities and unincorporated areas served by TVF&R in Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas and Yamhill Counties, effective Thursday, July ...Read on...

Fire Officials Encourage People to Attend Professional Fireworks Display for Holiday

One of the most common summer fires that Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue responds to involves "spent" fireworks placed in a bucket or grocery sack that rekindle and spread to fences, decks, and even homes. In 2017, TVF&R responded to 27 fi...Read on...

Firefighters Extinguish Fire in Elevator Shaft at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Firefighters Respond to Second-Story Window Fall Involving 3-year-old Boy

Firefighters Extinguish One-Alarm Fire At Raleigh Hills Restaurant

Just before 3:30 a.m. this morning, the 911 dispatch center received a call from a passerby that noticed smoke and flames on the exterior of the McMenamins Raleigh Hills Pub on Scholls Ferry Road. Based on the description provided by the caller, the on-du...Read on...

Firefighters Respond to Gas Meter Fire in Aloha

At 9 p.m. Wednesday evening, multiple callers to 911 were reporting flames coming from the side of a residential multi-unit complex at the corner of 198th Avenue and Alexander Street in Aloha. Bystanders quickly evacuated the tenants living in the unit ad...Read on...

Firefighters Battle Challenging Brush Fire in Washington County

Shortly before 11 a.m. today, our WCCCA 911 dispatch center received a call regarding burn piles that were spreading out of control, making their way up a ravine and threatening a nearby home on Holly Hill Road in unincorporated Washington County.&nbs...Read on...

Off-duty Firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’ for Muscular Dystrophy Association

TVF&R Firefighters Extinguish Early Morning Two-Alarm Fire in Tualatin

At 3:44 a.m. today, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a possible fire located off Southwest Tualatin Road. Upon arrival, a battalion chief reported fire coming from the first and second floors of a large commercial building...Read on...

Young Women Have Chance to Explore a Career as a Firefighter

Eleven People Displaced Due to Fire in Beaverton Apartment Complex

First-arriving firefighters observed flames shooting through the roof. Some firefighters began to fight the fire from outside the building while others searched the units closest to the fire to ensure that all of the people and pets were safely evacuated....Read on...

Firefighters Extinguish House Fire in Bethany

TVF&R Helps Surround Several Families With 'Pile of Puppies'

Food Cart Explosion in Beaverton Injures One

Just after 10:45 a.m. this morning, callers to 9-1-1 reported an explosion in the outdoor food court located in the 4200 block of SW Rose Biggi Avenue in Beaverton. A nearby Beaverton Police Officer heard the explosion and was first to arrive at the scene...Read on...

TVF&R Voters Approve Measures 34-280 and 34-281

TVF&R Training Center Hosts Prominent Conference

Voters Will See TVF&R Annexation Measures 34-280 and 34-281 on March Ballot

Voters residing in Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s service area will be asked in the March 13, 2018, election to consider whether to allow annexation of the city of Newberg and Newberg Rural Fire Protection District territories into TVF&...Read on...

You Can Be a Vital Link in the Chain of Survival for Cardiac Patients

TVF&R and Local Partners Teach Hands-Only CPR at Washington Square Mall for Heart Month

Join Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters, Tigard Police, Valley Catholic Middle School students and Legacy Health to learn hands-only CPR at Washington Square Mall on Saturday, February 3, from noon to 3 p.m. in the event space below the food c...Read on...

Three-Alarm Fire Damages Nike Storage Building

Just after 3:30p.m., a caller from Nike reported flames and heavy black smoke coming from a large concrete building located at 15075 SW Koll Park in Beaverton. Firefighters from Station 67 arrived in less than seven minutes from being dispatched to the sc...Read on...

ISO Rerate May Save Fire District Patrons Money on Insurance Premiums

The Insurance Services Office (ISO) helps establish industry standards used by most insurance companies to determine fire premiums. Though all insurance companies who utilize ISO are required to recognize the improved ratings by February 1, 2018, some may...

Daughter and Elder Mother Displaced from Fire at Murrayhill Woods Condominium

Just after 10a.m. on January 3, 2018, TVF&R firefighters responded to reports of a condominium fire in the 9500 block of SW 146th Terrace in Beaverton. First-arriving crews from Station 67 quickly knocked down the fire and contained it to one...Read on...

TVF&R Offers Tips to Carry You Safely into 2018

With the New Year and resolutions on everyone’s mind, now is the time to think about some personal and home safety steps that can help carry you and your family safely into and through 2018, as well as save you time and money by avoiding winter-...Read on...

Firefighters Contend With Fourth Fire Since August at New Housing Development in North Bethany

At 12:39 a.m. today, a Washington County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy spotted a fire in a home under construction at 7864 NW 169th Ave. in unincorporated Washington County (also known as North Bethany). He also reported smoke coming from the h...Read on...

Two Dogs Perish in Early Morning Sherwood House Fire

TVF&R Hosts Two Open Houses at Somerset West and Cooper Mountain Fire Stations

The community is invited to attend open house celebrations at two of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s recently remodeled fire stations.

Somerset West Station 64 Open House

Location: 3355 NW 185th Avenue in Rock Creek

Date: Saturday, November 4

Time: 11 a....

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish House Fire In Beaverton

At 3:45 p.m. today, an alert neighbor called 911 to report smoke coming from the roof of an adjacent home on Wheaton Lane in Beaverton. Based on the caller's description of the smoke that continued to worsen, 911 dispatchers immediately upgraded the call ...Read on...

TVF&R Firefighters Support Military Families and USO with Special Campaign

Neighbors Join TVF&R and Community Partners for 'Prepare Out Loud' Event

TVF&R Hosts an Open House at Station 72 in Skyline

TVF&R Reminds You that Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives

TVF&R Firefighters and Command Staff Support Wildfire Efforts

Many TVF&R firefighters and several command staff have spent weeks deployed to support local communities, the Oregon State Fire Marshal, Oregon Department of Forestry and the US Forest Service as fires continue to rage in the state. Most rece...Read on...

Firefighters Extinguish Two-Alarm Auto Shop Fire in Tigard

Two Alarm Fire Impacts North Bethany Development: Second Fire in Two Weeks

Talk to Your Kids About Fire and Life Safety

Firefighters Battle Fire Involving Three Homes During Extreme Heat in Aloha

At about 12:50 p.m. today, firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a report of a tree and fence on fire in the 1500 block of Southwest 201st Avenue in Aloha. As fire crews were responding to the scene, they noted a large col...Read on...

Washington County Law Enforcement Agencies Deploy Medication on Patrol to Combat Drug Overdoses

PulsePoint Honors TVF&R with 2017 EMS System of the Year Award of Excellence

Firefighters Battle One-Alarm House Fire in West Linn

At 4:15 a.m. today, multiple calls to 911 reported flames and smoke coming from the eaves of a house on Lexington Terrace in West Linn. With the help of neighbors and officers from West Linn Police Department, who were immediately dispatched to the scene,...Read on...

Firefighters Host Open Houses at North Plains and Midway Stations

Please join us at the following open houses to meet your firefighters, tour their stations, spray water from a fire hose, learn fire safety tips, and take a quick lesson in hands-only CPR!

TVF&R HazMat Team Responds to Chemical Spill at Peterkort Towne Square

Shortly after 4 p.m. today, 911 dispatchers received a call regarding several hundred gallons of an unknown chemical that had spilled into a storm drain at Peterkort Towne Square, located at the corner of Barnes Road and Cedar Hills Boulevard. TVF&R f...Read on...

Enjoy the Health Benefits of Swimming

Four Person Staffing Key Factor in Confinement of Two-Alarm House Fire

At 7:30 p.m. this evening, multiple callers to 911 reported heavy smoke and flames coming from the area of NW Highland Court and NW 313th Avenue in North Plains. Callers originally reported a shed, fence and two homes on fire. Upon arrival, crews found on...Read on...

Two Alarm House Fire in Beaverton Displaces Two Adults and Two Dogs

At 5 p.m. this afternoon, several calls came in to WCCCA 911 reporting an outbuilding on fire in a residential neighborhood on Milburn Street. Nearby firefighters also noticed a column of smoke coming from the general vicinity just as the fire was being d...Read on...

Crews Demobilize from Chehalem Brush Fire: Fire Investigator Issues Probable Cause

UPDATE ON 6/25/17 at 9 p.m. After 29 hours since the fire on Chehalem Mountain was first reported, fire crews are preparing to demobilize. Though fire has not been actively burning since late last night, incident commanders wanted to ensure that coals fro...

Duplex Fire Displaces Beaverton Family

Firefighters from Station 67 and 66 were able to quickly extinguish the bulk of the fire and conduct a search of the building to ensure that all occupants were out. Their aggressive firefighting kept most of the flames from spreading to the adjacent unit,...Read on...

Firefighters from TVF&R and ODF Continue to Monitor Site of Chehalem Brush Fire

Voters in the City of Newberg and Rural Area will Decide Whether to Permanently Join TVF&R

TVF&R Firefighters Honor Two Students For Their Swift Actions

Two-alarm Apartment Fire Displaces 23 Residents in Cedar Mill

Firefighters Respond to Tigard High School Medical Issue

Firefighters Prevent Abandoned Structure Fire from Spreading

Fire Destroys Mobile Home in Newberg

Just before 7a.m. this morning, callers to 9-1-1 reported smoke and flames coming from a mobile home in the 1000 block of SW Wilsonville Road in Newberg. Newberg police officers were first on scene and confirmed that fire was actively burning and no one w...Read on...

Firefighters’ Tires Slashed While on Shift at Station 60

Yesterday morning, firefighters working at Station 60 located at 8585 NW Johnson Street in unincorporated Washington County discovered a disappointing site as they prepared to leave the station after working a 24-hour shift. Several tires on four of their...Read on...

TVF&R’s Hazardous Materials Team Responds to Beaverton Apartment Complex

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s Hazardous Materials Response Team remains on scene at the Andover Apartment complex in the 15200 block of Southwest Teal Boulevard working with local law enforcement after a light vapor was reported coming fro...Read on...

Firefighters Battle Aloha House Fire

Rapid Response Limits Fire Damage in Newberg Home

Shortly after 5 p.m. today, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a residential house fire, located off Marquerite Way in Newberg. The resident of the home had called 911 to report the smell of smoke after the power had unexpec...Read on...

Tigard American Legion Honors Battalion Chief Kelly Bach with Firefighter of the Year Award

Auto Repair Shop In Tigard Total Loss After Morning Fire

At 8:36 a.m. this morning, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a commercial building fire, located off Tigard Street. On their way to the location, first-arriving crews could see billowing black smoke at a distance, which con...Read on...

Crews Extinguish Three-alarm, Gas-fueled Fire at Manufacturing Facility in Beaverton

Shortly after 4 p.m. today, TVF&R firefighters were dispatched to a gas-fueled fire that broke out at Tosoh Quartz in Beaverton. The caller to 911 reported to dispatchers that gas was filling up the building and a fire had started on the second floor ...Read on...

Firefighters Respond to Possible Exposure at Tualatin Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing Facility

Just before 4 a.m. this morning, TVF&R’s Hazardous Materials Team, along with firefighters and medical units at nearby stations were dispatched to a possible chemical exposure at Lam Research in Tualatin. Several employees had noticed they s...Read on...

Verified Responder Program Unveiled to Media and Community on Valentine's Day

Each year, approximately 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside a hospital setting in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, nearly 90 percent of these events prove fatal, and the chance of survival decreases by 1...

Family of Three Displaced by Fire in Beaverton Mobile Home Park

Just after 4:30p.m. this afternoon, firefighters arrived at a working fire in the 3700 block of SW 117th Avenue in Beaverton. Two teens had already evacuated the home prior to firefighters' arrival. Firefighters rescued the family's two cats and were able...Read on...

TVF&R, Tigard Police and Valley Catholic School Teach Hands-Only CPR at Washington Square Mall

Valley Catholic Middle School students will join Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) firefighters and Tigard Police in teaching hands-only CPR to Washington Square Mall guests and retailers on Saturday, February 4, from noon to 3 p.m. in the eve...Read on...

End of an Era: Last of Original Tualatin Rural Fire Protection District Firefighters Retire

A chapter in Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s history is coming to a close with the retirement of the last Tualatin Rural Fire Protection District firefighters. Battalion Chief Jeff Cooper, Capt. Virgil Hall and Lt. Daniel O’Grady ...

Firefighters Battle Residential Fire in Icy Conditions

Firefighters Rescue Hypothermic Clydesdale from Mud Pit

Just after 11 a.m. today, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a report of a Clydesdale stuck in a large mud pit at a residence on McInnis Lane in Aloha. Upon their arrival, crews found the 1,800 pound Clydesdale, named Windso...Read on...

Firefighters Battle Fully-Involved Residential Fire in Sherwood

Family of Four Displaced by Cooking Fire in Beaverton

Spread Holiday Cheer for Children in Need

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters are dedicated to responding to the fire and emergency medical needs of the community at a moment’s notice. This holiday season, firefighters are asking community members to help them come through for less-for...Read on...

Home Visits Enhance Patient Care

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is Recruiting Volunteers

Firefighters Extricate Three Patients Following Collision on Highway 99 in Newberg

Just before noon on Thursday, firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue responded to a reported two-vehicle collision on Highway 99 near Northeast Haugen Road in Newberg. Callers told emergency dispatchers that it was ...Read on...

Crews Quickly Resolve Hazardous Material Response in Wilsonville

Three Adults and One Cat Displaced by Residential Fire in Beaverton

At 8 p.m. this evening, a family that lives in the 7000 block of Danielle Avenue in Beaverton returned home and discovered the backside of their two-story house on fire. They immediately called 911 to report the fire and evacuated themselves and their pet...Read more...

Fire in North Plains Commercial Building Quickly Contained

Around 6:30pm on August 23, callers to 9-1-1 reported heavy black smoke coming from the Yamaha Golf Cars building in the 10000 block of NW Main Street in North Plains. The TVF&R crew from nearby Station 17 arrived within two minutes and saw smoke comi...Read on...

Fire Destroys Large House on Northwest Germantown Road

TVF&R’s New Tiller Truck Rolls Into Action This Week

Thursday will be a big day for Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue as the first of three tractor-drawn aerial ladder trucks begins responding to calls. The truck will be based out of Farmington Road Station 67 in downtown Beaverton.

The new truck, comm...Read on...

Training simulations prepare TVF&R crews for pediatric cardiac emergencies

It’s not often that Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews are dispatched to a call involving an unconscious baby or child who lacks a pulse and is not breathing.

Between Jan. 1, 2015, and Aug. 2 of this year, TVF&R firefighters responded to 15 pe...Read on...

Fire Damages Miller’s Homestead Restaurant in Tualatin

At 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, a passerby observed billowing smoke coming from the roof of Miller’s Homestead Restaurant on McEwan Road and called 911.

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and a Lake Oswego Fire crew arrived on scene within minutes to...Read on...

Firefighters Contain Potentially Devastating North Plains Field Fire to 10 Acres

At 1:54 this afternoon, several citizens and an airplane flying over the Pumpkin Ridge area reported a rapidly growing brush fire in the vicinity of Corey Road near North Plains.

Crews from Station 17 responded, and quickly started to attack the fire ...Read on...

Crews Responding to Rolled Over Tanker Truck on Bell Road in Newberg – Road Closed

UPDATE: Bell Road was reopened around 10 p.m.
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At approximately 6 p.m. this evening, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue crews responded to the scene of a second tank on a two-car tanker truck carrying aviation fuel rolled ont...Read on...

Family of Five Displaced by Residential Fire in Bethany

A residential fire in the 15000 block of Twoponds Drive in Bethany displaced a family of five. Shortly after 6 a.m. today, a caller to 911 reported the exterior of a two-story home was on fire.

TVF&R firefighters arrived to find the siding on the ...Read on...

Clark Lumber and True Value Hardware in Tualatin Destroyed by Fire

A family-run business that has been a fixture in Tualatin for more than fifty years has been destroyed by fire. Just after 2:30 a.m. this morning, firefighters responded to reports of smoke and flames at Clark Lumber and True Value Hardware at 8460 SW Nyb...Read on...

Quick Action by Firefighters Keeps Second-Alarm Brush Fire from Becoming a Wildfire

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue to Ban Outdoor Burning

The Washington County Fire Defense Board, in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Forestry, has enacted a burn ban in Washington County effective Friday, July 29th, 2016 at 0100.

Following that decision, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will ban ...Read on...

Firefighters Rescue Two Hikers That Fell Down Embankment at Wilsonville Memorial Park

Just before 1:00 pm today, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews responded to reports of an 87-year-old male who fell down a steep embankment while hiking along a trail at Wilsonville Memorial Park. The call to 911 indicated that the male was unable to ...Read on...

Firefighters Use Rope System to Rescue Patient Following Car Accident on Barnes Road

Fire Officials Encourage Residents to Keep it Legal and Safe With Fireworks

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue officials are concerned about potential fireworks-related fires as the Fourth of July draws near.

One of the most common fireworks-related fires that TVF&R crews respond to involves "spent" fireworks pla...Read on...

TVF&R Crews Extinguish Two-alarm Residential Fire in Tigard

Shortly before 3:30 a.m. today, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to reports of a residential fire in the living room of a home on Southwest 124th Avenue in Tigard.

Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming out t...Read on...

Firefighters Extinguish House Fire near Sherwood

Just after 10 a.m. on May 4, 2016, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to a report of a fully-involved residential fire in the 19000 block of Southwest 198th Place near Sherwood.

Upon arrival, firefighters began a defensive attack ...Read on...

Fire Sprinkler System Spares Large Marketplace in West Linn

Stranded Kayaker Retrieved Before Nightfall

Just before 6p.m. on April 12, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s Water Rescue Team and other members of the Clackamas County Water Rescue Consortium responded to reports of a stranded adult female kayaker who had become lost and distressed on the Tualat...Read on...

Pilot Program Enhances Response to Cardiac Calls

Beaverton police officers are more prepared than ever to respond to cardiac emergencies in the community.

In addition to having automated external defibrillators in most patrol cars, all 140 sworn police officers learned the same high-performance CPR u...Read on...

TVF&R Expands Partnerships with Washington County Fire District #2 and Newberg

In recent years, Newberg and District #2 have faced funding and staffing challenges. A discovery process has been underway for several months to evaluate both fire agencies’ operations and possible solutions, including a contract with TVF&R.

On Feb...Read on...

TVF&R, Tigard Police and Valley Catholic Students Teach Hands-Only CPR at Washington Square

Valley Catholic School students will join Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters and Tigard Police in teaching hands-only CPR to Washington Square mall guests on Saturday, February 20, from noon to 3 p.m. in the event space below the food court. ...Read on...

Firefighters and 911 Dispatchers Join Legacy Meridian Park in Fight Against Heart Disease

As part of the American Heart Association’s national “Go Red for Women” campaign, Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency dispatchers, Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center staff and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue personnel are exchanging th...Read on...

Fire Destroys Large Skyline Barn in Multnomah County

The barn was engulfed in flames and the owner was attempting to get items out of the structure when firefighters arrived. The 10,000 square-foot barn, valued at $650,000, contained farm equipment, all-terrain vehicles, fertilizer and hay.

Firefighters ...Read on...

TVF&R and Other Agencies Respond to Overturned Tanker Truck Leaking Gasoline on Cornelius Pass Road

Just before noon today, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews responded to a report of a rollover motor vehicle crash involving a Ford F-150 pickup and fuel tanker truck along Northwest Cornelius Pass Road near Germantown Road.

The semi-truck and on...Read on...

Second Alarm Fire Damages Beaverton Business

First-arriving firefighters from nearby Station 65 found heavy white smoke and flames coming from the “Bazaar Pakistani, Indian and Middle Eastern Market Place”. Though there were no customers in the building, a small group of employees had already safely...Read on...

Community Steps Up to Support Muscular Dystrophy Association

TVF&R Firefighters ‘Go Pink’

TVF&R Reminds You that Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives

October is Fire Prevention Month, and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue wants to remind you to check your smoke alarms. It’s important to “hear the beep where you sleep” and make sure every bedroom has a working smoke alarm.

The majority of people who ...Read on...

TVF&R Opens New Station 70 in Raleigh Hills

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s new Raleigh Hills Station 70 will open its doors on Thursday, October 1, in the Raleigh Hills Professional Center at 8299 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway.

Beginning tomorrow, Capt. Patrick Fale and Firefighter Will...Read on...

Oregonian Media Group Honors TVF&R as a Winner of the Oregon 2015 Top Workplaces Award

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue has been awarded a 2015 Top Workplaces honor by the Oregonian Media Group.

The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading rese...Read on...

*Updated with Cause* Commercial Fire in Tigard Impacts Four Businesses

9/2315

A TVF&R fire investigator has determined that this fire originated in a second-floor workshop, and the cause is electrical in nature. No damage estimate is available at this time.

9/19/15

First-arriving firefighters began to attack the...Read on...

PulsePoint Now Available to all 562,998 Citizens in Washington County

All fire agencies in Washington County are now using the PulsePoint smartphone application to alert citizens who can help save a life with hands-only CPR.

The free PulsePoint app notifies citizens of a cardiac arrest patient nearby, directs them to th...Read on...

Firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’ for the Muscular Dystrophy Association

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Washington County Fire District #2 Join Forces

TVF&R Chief Mike Duyck will serve as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, and a TVF&R battalion chief will provide administrative oversight 40 hours per week. The initial agreement extends to June 30, 2016. However, both boards are discussi...Read on...

UPDATE: 09/25/15 - Off-Duty Firefighter and Neighbor Rescue One Resident From House Fire

**UPDATE, 09/25/15: FIRE CAUSE AND DAMAGE ESTIMATE**

A TVF&R fire investigator has determined that the cause of this fire was related to an electric baseboard heater in one of the bedrooms of the home. Damage to the structure is estimated at $200,...Read on...

Early Morning House Fire Displaces Aloha Family

At 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, several callers contacted 911 to report heavy fire coming from a two-story home in Aloha near the cross streets of Southwest 185th Avenue and Bany Road.

Firefighters from Cooper Mountain Station 69 were the first to arrive on s...Read on...

Crews Respond to Overnight Residential Fire in Oak Hills

At 1:48 a.m. on Tuesday, a caller reported that the side of a neighbor’s home was on fire and a nearby fence was catching fire as well.

Just a couple of blocks away from 15580 NW Perimeter Place, firefighters saw a column of black smoke and the glow o...Read on...

Fatal Residential Fire Remains Under Investigation

At 11:52 p.m. on Saturday, multiple people called 911 to report that they heard an explosion. They went outside to find a home in the 19000 block of Teddi Rose Court near Beaverton with heavy flames coming from the garage.

Prior to firefighters' arriv...Read on...

TVF&R Firefighters Join Other Departments in Battling Wildfires

During a wildfire, time is crucial and resources are limited.

Last week, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue began deploying specialized equipment and crews as strike teams to assist other agencies to protect homes and property in wildfire-threatened ar...Read on...

TVF&R Firefighters Extinguish Duplex Fire in Aloha

**Update** Crews Extinguish Train Trestle Fire and Related Brush Fire in Sherwood

9:11 p.m.
8/12/15

It's been more than two days since the brush and railroad trestle fire started in Sherwood. Remaining debris is no longer burning, though it may continue to emit light smoke. There is no fire risk.

It's unclear when cleanup opera...Read on...

Firefighters Respond to Two Calls of Toddlers Falling from Windows in Less Than 24 Hours

At 8:17 p.m. on Sunday, a 9-1-1 caller reported that a 2-year-old boy fell from a third-story window at a residence in the 19900 block of Southwest Monson Street in Aloha.

When Hillsboro Fire & Rescue arrived on scene four minutes later (providing...Read on...

With Dry and Hot Conditions, Fire Officials Encourage Citizens to Celebrate Without Fireworks

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue officials are concerned about fire potential with particularly dry conditions and high temperatures.

Fire Marshal Steve Forster states, “Since 2010, TVF&R has had 93 fireworks-related fires causing over $2 million...Read on...

Fire District Concerned About Heat-Related Illnesses

With temperatures expected near 100 degrees, firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue are gearing up to deal with heat-related incidents.

Unlike warmer parts of the country, many Oregon homes do not have air conditioning and people aren’t ...Read on...

TVF&R Teams Up With State Fire Marshal for Fireworks Safety Talk and Demonstration

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is teaming up with the Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Oregon fire service, Keep Oregon Green, natural resource agencies, Oregon fireworks wholesalers, and safety experts to encourage Oregonians to “Keep it Legal, a...Read on...

TVF&R congratulates recent graduates of ¡Listos! preparedness program

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue had the opportunity to partner with the city of Beaverton’s Emergency Management Program and Washington County to host a disaster preparedness training course tailored for Spanish-speaking volunteers.

We appreciate the...Read on...

TVF&R Firefighters Respond to Three-Story Townhouse Fire in Cedar Mill

At 1:27 a.m. on Friday, emergency dispatchers with the Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency received several reports of a fire in the garage of a three-story townhouse at the intersection of Southwest Morrison and Taylor Street in Cedar Mi...Read on...