Operations

Firefighters battling a house fire, with thick smoke billowing from the building.

Fire Suppression

Structural fire protection including both Residential and Commerical.

​​All of our firefighters complete a nationally recognized fire academy to become certified state firefighters. Many of our firefighters go well beyond the basic certification. 

 

Two paramedics are attending to a patient on a stretcher outside an ambulance, preparing for medical care.

Emergency Medical Services

Medical Response with Licensed Personnel

​​It is a requirement as a responder for our Fire District that all firefighters must be medically trained to a minimum of basic First Aid and CPR.  We also have many Emergency Medical Responders (EMR's), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's) AEMT's and EMT-I's & Paramedics. The more advanced disciplines allow for even greater care for the members of our community.

A firefighter in gear is attending to a mannequin on the floor in a storage area, practicing rescue techniques.

Rescue

The ability to remove someone from a critical situation.

​​Our Firefighters are trained to provide a variety of rescue skills. Some of those include motor vehicle accident extrication, structure fire rescue, reach and treat water rescue and we assist on low angle, high angle and rope rescue calls.

 

Two firefighters in protective gear are assisting each other, one using a tool to help the other adjust their helmet.

HazMat

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear

​​When a HazMat situation occurs, the Silverton Fire District will respond and as the details of the situation come to light, our partnerships will local HazMat teams including the Salem Fire HazMat team and the Oregon National Guard can be called in to assist. 
 

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