Umatilla Rural Fire
Protection District

921 6th Street
P.O. Box 456
Umatilla, OR 97882

FACT SHEET

Personnel

·        Average manpower pool of 36 people

·        1 paid full time Fire Chief

·        2 paid part time clerical

·        1 Volunteer Asst. Chief

·        2 Volunteer Captains

·        3 Volunteer Lieutenants

·        14 certified or in-training Emergency Medical Technicians

·        Specialized volunteers in maintenance and communications

Equipment

·        3 Structural firefighting vehicles

·        3 Water tenders

·        3 Brush type wild-land vehicles

·        2 Transporting ambulances

·        1 Heavy Rescue

·        1 Mobile Decontamination Unit

·        1 Command vehicle

Facilities

·        1 Ariel ladder (Spring 2001)

·        2 Fire Stations

·        1 Satellite station (during the summer months)

District Area

·        35 +\- sq. miles in the Fire District

·        45 +\- sq. miles in Ambulance District

District Population

·        Population base of 6600 +\-

·        Additional population of 2000 incarcerated inmates at TRCI

District Revenue

·        Tax supported at a rate of $.83 on each $1,000 of assessed value

·        Current bond at $2.35 per $1,000 of assessed value, retired in 2004

·        Current budget of $300,000 +\- with previous year cash carryover

Activities

·        Annually conducts a Christmas Program to benefit area needy

Local Agencies Agreements

·        Member of a Bi-County (Umatilla/Morrow) Mutual Aid compact

·        Reciprocal agreements with Washington State agencies for Fire and EMS

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