On Tuesday, Bend Fire & Rescue and the Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 placed a new fire engine into service at Station 306, located at the base of Pilot Butte (425 NE 15th Street), the department said in a media release.
The community was invited to attend and participate in the traditional push-in celebration and ceremony.
Station 306 opened in 2019, but due to staffing limitations, the station has been staffed with only a medic unit and not a fire engine. Thanks to a partnership between the city of Bend, Rural Fire Protection District, and the community, Bend Fire & Rescue is now able to staff an engine at this fire station.
“This is the first engine we have added to our operations to serve our community since the year 2000,” said Fire Chief Todd Riley. “We are excited to have an engine responding from the core of our city which
