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Fairview, Troutdale And Wood Village Fire/Ems Services Project, Portland State University. Hatfield School Of Government. Center For Public Service

Center for Public Service Publications and Reports

This presentation's purpose is to present an overview of the draft project findings and draft recommendations, and gather feedback from council members prior to submission of the final report.

Fairview Council Chambers Jan 13, 2014, 7:00pm Final Corrections: March 4, 2014

See: Final report here

Three Cities Fire And Emergency Services Project, Portland State University. Hatfield School Of Government. Center For Public Service, Kent S. Robinson, Robert Winthrop, Phil Keisling

Center for Public Service Publications and Reports

Fairview, Troutdale and Wood Village, and all other Oregon cities, are responsible for providing their citizens with fire and emergency medical (EM) services. Rather than establish internal city fire departments, the Three Cities entered into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to purchase services from the City of Gresham in March 2006. These services include fire suppression, fire prevention, emergency medical services, and hazardous materials response (2005 Fire Service IGA). Under this IGA, the Three Cities collectively reimbursed Gresham $2.705 million for FEMS in 2012-2013. The current IGA will expire June 30, 2015, and the Three Cities are preparing to review their …