Sauvie Island Fire District

Who We Are - About Us

 

Sauvie Island Fire District is a special district designated by the State of Oregon. The Fire District provides services to the entire 32 square miles of the island covering both Multnomah and Columbia counties and provides mutual aid to Portland Fire & Rescue and Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District. The services provided are structure and wildland firefighting, emergency medical and rescue response as well as non-emergency activities like CPR, fire extinguisher, and “Stop the Bleed” training for the community, plus many more. The Fire District has recently begun providing water rescue services with equipment purchased through a State grant.

 

The Fire District is served by a main station and two satellite outpost stations located on private residence property where additional apparatus is located. Our apparatus fleet consists of:

• two Type 1 “structure” engines, 

• two Type 3 “wildland interface” engines, 

• one Type 6 brush engine, 

• two Type 2 water tenders (rolling fire hydrants)

• an EMS “medical” squad and, 

• a rescue airboat

• a utility terrain vehicle (UTV)

 

Our membership has maintained approximately 30 volunteers and a half-time paid Fire Chief. Since 2023, we have been fortunate to annually receive an Oregon State Fire Marshall grant to fund two full-time firefighters for peak seasonal times during the summer on the island. Our volunteers are dedicated men and women who go through the same training and certification as career firefighters and emergency medical service personnel.