819 Rail Way NE
503-873-5328;
www.silvertonfire.com
Fire Chief Bill Miles
Fire district board:
Rick Jackson,Floyd Robinson, Burke Slater,
Robert Van Epps, Les Von Flue.
Four-year terms.
Seats up for election in 2014: None
Meetings: Second Tuesday of the month,
7:30 p.m. at Silverton Fire Station
in February, March May, June, August,
September, November, December
Scotts Mills Fire Station,
480 Third St. in January,
April, July and October.
The Silverton Rural Fire Protection District was formed in 1946 and contracted with the city of Silverton to provide fire protection in 1947. Voters agreed to merge the Scotts Mills Fire District with the Silverton Fire District in 1992. The district covers 106 square miles with five stations, seven paid staff and more than 70 volunteers.
Silverton Fire District Chief Bill Miles’ goals for 2014 are:
1.Determine whether voters will support a bond levy. Voters approved a bond levy in 2008 which expires in 2015. He plans to have meetings with the public to determine if they will support a bond levy.
2. Continue to apply for grants to pay for equipment and other items. For example, a grant was recently written to replace 180 air bottles by 2017 with each one costing $1,000.
3. Recruit volunteers. Volunteers are trained to handle situations from medical assists to four-alarm fires. They meet each Wednesday for training. To volunter, stop by the station, visit the website or contact Rick Heuchert at 503-873-5328 or [email protected].
300 N. Monroe;
503-845-2438;
www.mtangelfire.org;
[email protected]
Fire Chief Jim Trierweiler
Fire district board: Tom Frey,
Gary Raid, Stan Seifer, Darin Unrein,
Phil Wiesner. Two-year terms.
Seats open for election in 2014: None
Meetings: Second Thursday
of the month, 7 p.m. at the station.
To volunteer: call the station.
Applications are available
at the station or on the website.
Mount Angel Fire Chief Jim Trierweiler’s five goals for 2014 are:
1. Put two new fire engines in service this winter. “Our community supported a bond in 2012 to replace our aging equipment. The new engines are expected to arrive the last week of January.”
2. Work on strengthening our number of volunteer firefighters. “We have a full force of firefighters and EMTs, but we strive to keep our numbers high.”
3. Finalize purchasing new protective clothing to continue keeping firefighters safe. “We were fortunate to have been awarded a federal grant to replace our aging protective clothing.”
4. Continue to make the fire district visible to the community served. “We are moving in a direction to have electronic media and newsletters available to our customers – the community we serve.”
5. Continue to expand services in providing community service and education in fire prevention.
