You wanna know what it takes to raise over $14,000 for curing blood cancers? An incredible team of 13 committed people, fundraising on their own time for 4-5 months…and 69 stories up one of the tallest building west of the Mississippi. For 16 years, Bend Fire ...

Many people who serve Bend Fire have been in this town a looooong time. Brian Boyd is a Battalion Chief with Bend Fire. Oliver Tatom sits on the Rural Fire Protection Board. Oh, and guess where they met? That’s right. Preschool, baby. And we happen to have photos. 😎

We appreciate the Bend Bulletin’s editorial board recognizing the urgency of the upcoming levy, and their support! Our top priority as an organization is our community’s safety 🔥❤️ ➡️ Link in bio for full article.

Being a firefighter means working over holidays, and while it can be really hard on young families, it can also make for some fun, modified traditions (especially if you have your own firefighter turnouts). If Daddy or Mommy’s working on Easter, how about an Easter egg hunt in th

It’s National Sibling Day! As Chris, one brother working for Bend Fire says, “the fire service is already known as a family, and often relate to one another as brothers or sisters. Having actual family within the department enhances that feeling and connection.” His brother, Jere

Happy National Pet Day! We love all pets but there’s something extra special about firefighters and their dogs. 🐶

Last July, Scott, a healthy, active 45 year-old father, experienced cardiac arrest while mowing his lawn. His wife realized how serious his condition was, and called 911, following dispatcher AJ Franzke’s instructions for initiating the high-performance CPR used by Bend Fire & Re

Hey look, it's Dr. Andrew Barram! 👋 He knows Wonder Woman! As “just call me Andy” says, “I see firsthand the toll that some of these calls can take on our first responders. They go into some pretty tough situations and give their all to help create a positive outcome, but somet

Increasing emergency calls means more firefighter/paramedics and equipment needed to respond. If resources are tied up on emergency calls, response times will be longer to get to the next emergency. The levy will allow Bend Fire & Rescue to keep pace with the increasing call volu

Bend Fire & Rescue serves a BIG community. At 10:00 last night, the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office requested assistance from central Oregon to assist with a significant fire in downtown John Day. Forming a task force with other county departments, Bend sent an engine and crew

Bend Fire & Rescue received the Gold Plus for 2022 Mission: Lifeline® - EMS Recognition award from the American Heart Association. This is the highest level recognition an agency can receive from the AHA for success in prehospital care. This program recognizes elite prehospital

At Bend Fire & Rescue, population growth equals significantly higher call volumes. Bend has one of the lowest tax rates in the state, so all that growth doesn’t necessarily drive sufficient funding to meet the needs generated by that growth. Higher call volumes mean the resource

Join Bend Fire & Rescue for Tumalo Community Day! ⇨ Fun! Education! Treats! Challenges! 📅 Saturday, April 29 | 11:00am-3:00pm

When there’s a fire in Bend Fire’s service area, it can be a structure fire or a brush fire, but the same dedicated crews respond to either one. The only difference is the gear they put on and the rig they drive out of the station. Your local firefighters are trained to respond t

Bend Fire’s levy rate hasn’t increased since 2014. In that near-decade, call volumes have increased by over 60%. Higher call volumes mean more mileage and more usage hours, so Bend Fire’s equipment, which is in service 24/7, wears out faster than ever, all while costs are up acro

Calls don’t always have good outcomes, despite the skills and hard work of our crews. When your job is to the save the day, and you can’t do it due to the circumstances of a call, you need somewhere to turn. “We’re the ones who see a lot of things that are the dark side of life,

Bend Fire joined homeowners in the Sundance subdivision for an educational event that goes hand-in-hand with the neighborhood's designation as a Firewise community. We love partnering with our community to ensure everyone is safer! 🤝 Sundance experienced a wildfire in 1996 that

You have until 8:00pm today to turn in your ballots. We're grateful for your support! 🙏

Thank you, Bend. A vote for us is a vote for you. 👏🚒🚑💪

A small city doesn’t need a ladder truck, right? You bet your bottom rung it does! A ladder truck allows firefighters to put water down into structures where it’s too dangerous or not possible to get on the roof. While a building may only be 3 stories tall, ladders can’t necessar