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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)