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About Us

Firefighters facing a blazing inferno inside a building.

The Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District provides Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services to the city of Clatskanie and over 135 square miles of rural area. Our main station is located off Hwy 30 near the Clatskanie River that flows through the town we serve. Our boundary extends outside the city North to the Columbia River, South over Clatskanie Mountain to a shared boundary with Mist, East to the Alston area to a shared boundary with Rainier, and West past the Woodson area to the Clatsop county line. Our EMS services extend into Clatsop County to Bradley Summit.

Our Staffing is a combination of both career and volunteer personnel. Our career staff includes our Chief, Assistant Chief, three Division Officers, and nine Firefighter/Paramedics who are all stationed at our main station. We have two substations where apparatus has been strategically housed to provide the best coverage for our district. All stations are supported by Volunteer Firefighters and/or EMT's who respond from home to the closest station when the call goes out. At this time we also have several Interns. Our Interns gain career-developing skills and earn college credits through the on-the-job training they receive working for the department.