Portland Fire & Rescue | GET TO KNOW US

Portland Fire & Rescue is currently comprised of 756 total employees with 699 sworn and 57 non-sworn staff with a bureau operating budget of over $90 million. 93 percent of the firefighters are male while seven percent are female.

PF&R provides emergency services to more than 580,000 citizens, protects about 150 square miles, and currently operates:

• 31 fire stations strategically located through the city
• 30 engine companies
• 9 truck companies
• 1 heavy rescue company
• 2 fireboats
• 1 HazMat company
• 5 command staff (4 battalion chiefs and 1 deputy chief)
• 1 paramedic rescue
• 2 heavy squad which are dedicated to Chemical and Biological, Radiological/Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) response
• Various support and auxiliary equipment (e.g. brush units, air and rehab units, water rescue craft (wave runners), ATVs, water tender, foam unit, etc.)

PF&R has several specialty teams that are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

• Water Rescue
• Trench Rescue
• Confined Space Rescue
• High Angle Rope Rescue
• HazMat Team
• Marine Unit
• Fire Investigations Unit
• SERT Team Paramedics (Portland Police Bureau Special Emergency Response Team)