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If you would like to contact a person in a particular department
please select below.
Fire Chief: Ed Wilson
Fire Prevention: Phil Sample
Training: Dave Morris
Administrative Services: Julia Ratoza
Fire Operations: Larry Goff
Other Fire Department staff is also available by e-mail.
300 B Avenue / P.O. Box 369, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Phone (503) 635-0275, Fax (503) 635-0376
Your questions, comments and suggestions are welcome!
Please send them to: Fire
Department
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Why does a fire engine come when you call for an ambulance?
Because firefighters arrive first, and can begin medical
treatment before the ambulance arrives. Time is a
critical factor in the final outcome of a medical emergency. For
example, if someone has experienced a heart attack, injury
or illness that makes them stop breathing, the patient
has a better chance of full recovery if they receive oxygen
within four minutes or less.
- Is Outdoor Burning Allowed in Lake Oswego?
No, all outdoor burning is illegal throughout the Portland
Metropolitan area and is mandated by DEQ, not the Fire
Department.
Recreational Backyard Burning Permits are allowed and can be obtained by
contacting the Fire Marshal’s office at 503-635-0275. There is
no charge for the permit, but there are rules and regulations that you must
comply with during a recreational burn.
- Can you tell me whom to call to have
my chimney inspected?
Look in the yellow pages under Chimney Sweep.
- Where can I get my child safety seat inspected?
Lake Oswego Fire Department hosts a quarterly Child
Safety Seat Clinic at the Main Fire Station located at
300 B Avenue. Check our ”News and Event’s” site
for upcoming dates. Or, you can call the Child Safety
Resource Center at 503-656-7207 for an appointment.
- Does the Fire Department help get cats down from trees?
No. Cats eventually climb down on their own when
they are hungry or thirsty.
- Where can I get information on Smoke Detectors?
Call the Fire Marshal’s Office at 503-635-0275 and ask to speak to a
Fire Prevention Officer.
HISTORY
Lake Oswego’s Volunteer Fire Department was first formed as a bucket and ladder brigade in 1910. Organized as a City Department in 1925, the volunteers used their first city funds to buy a new siren. The sound of the Fire Department’s siren was poignant in Lake Oswego. Firemen were neighbors who dropped what they were doing to respond to the alarm. Residents showed their appreciation by making the Fire Departments annual dance the most important community event of the year and the firefighter’s biggest fundraiser. The City Council loved the Fire Department because it almost supported itself. In 1923 the City purchased their first fire engine, a 1923 GMC. The original fire engine was restored after damage from the flood of 1964 and is presently on display in the lobby of the Main Fire Station located at 300 B Avenue.
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