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The Lake Oswego Fire Department provides emergency response to more than 50,000 citizens within the City of Lake Oswego and three adjoining contract districts (Lake Grove Rural Fire District, Riverdale/Dunthorpe Fire District, and Alto Park Water District). Four fire stations are strategically located throughout Lake Oswego to provide rapid emergency service to citizens in need 24 hours a day. Emergency services include fire suppression, emergency medical response, water & dive rescue, technical rescue operations, hazardous materials incidents, and disaster response. Non-emergency services include fire prevention and inspection services, code enforcement, public safety education services, fire extinguisher use, residential safety surveys, home fire escape planning, emergency and disaster preparedness planning and training for citizens (CERT), and fire and life safety education in Lake Oswego schools.

10/28/2026

Today is National First Responders Day! 🚒🚓📞

Today, we recognize and celebrate ALL of the dedicated first responders who work around the clock to keep our Lake Oswego community safe, supported, and prepared.

From the firefighters and paramedics of the Lake Oswego Fire Department, to the officers of the Lake Oswego Police Department, the dispatchers of LOCOM, and the many City employees who respond to emergencies and critical incidents—public safety is truly a team effort.

Whether responding to an emergency, answering a call for help, restoring essential services, or working behind the scenes to keep our community safe, these dedicated professionals show up every day and night, often when our neighbors need them most.

To ALL of our first responders and City staff who answer the call: thank you for your professionalism, compassion, and unwavering commitment to serving our community.

We are grateful for the people who make Lake Oswego a safe, resilient, and prepared community.

Happy National First Responders Day! ❤️

10/22/2026

This week class 26-02 focused on one of the most fundamental skills in firefighting: hose operations!

Recruits learned about connecting to fire hydrants, stretching and advancing hose, hose handling techniques and more. They practiced pulling hose off of our fire engines and moving charged hose through our training tower, around obstacles including several stair cases. It is essential firefighters are confident in hose operations as it is our primary tool we use to deliver water to a fire. Often times this is done in an unfamiliar environment with limited visibility. Firefighters must work together quickly and efficiently while deploying and advancing fire hose.

A trivia question for those who like to play: How many gallons of water do you think our fire engines carry inside their tank at all times?

10/08/2026

Recruit Firefighter Academy Class 26-02 had a busy week 2. The recruits start every morning with physical fitness training. You can see that the training cadre also participates in fitness training to continue their own fitness. Cadre Instructors are dedicated to leading by example with the new recruits. LOFD has a mature PEER Fitness Team. All recruit workouts are build for growth in fitness and injury prevention. Recruit classes participate in a variety of workouts including swimming and gym workouts added in.
Class 26-02 spent the week learning about Search & Rescue, Firefighter Rescue and NW Natural Gas emergencies. FF Tejedas & Carlson from Gresham Fire gave them great insight on proper techniques for treating victims and firefighters that have sustained burns.
NW Natural Gas trainer Greg Gonzalez and his team taught the importance of safety and NW Natural Gases role during Natural Gas Emergencies.
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10/01/2026

Lake Oswego Fire Recruits have finished their first week of their twelve week academy.

This week recruits learned about SCBAs (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) from Battalion Chief Barnum. An SCBA contains compressed air firefighters breathe while in a building with smoke or fire. It is vital firefighters know the ins and outs of an SCBA including how it works, the components of it and how to help other firefighters problem solve in a dangerous situation if needed. Recruits worked on search patterns to retrieve the different parts of an SCBA and then their knowledge was tested by being tasked with putting it back together with limited visibility.

In addition to SCBA knowledge recruits were taught about the importance of physical fitness, building construction, fire and smoke behavior, ropes and knots, and more!

09/30/2026

October is Fire Prevention Month, and this year’s focus is on safe charging of electronic devices.

Join Lake Oswego Fire Department for one of our October Open Houses! Stop by to meet your local firefighters, explore the station, learn about fire safety, and get tips for safely charging your phones, tablets, laptops, e-bikes, and other devices.

Open House Schedule: 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

October 3 — Main Fire Station: 300 B Ave
October 10 — Westlake Station: 4900 Melrose St
October 17 — Jean Road Station: 4555 Jean Rd
October 24 — South Shore Station: 1880 South Shore Blvd

Come say hello and Charge Into Fire Safety with us! We look forward to seeing you!

09/29/2026

A huge thank you to our partners at the Uplands Neighborhood Association, Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation, Lake Oswego Police Department, and the Oregon Army National Guard for coming together with our community to help reduce wildfire risk at Iron Mountain Park!

This is what community preparedness looks like — neighbors, City departments, and regional partners working side by side to make our shared spaces safer and more resilient.

On September 30 and October 1, crews and volunteers will be working throughout Iron Mountain Park to remove “ladder fuels” such as underbrush, dry debris, and fallen branches that can allow a ground fire to climb into the tree canopy. The work will also improve trail visibility and help suppress invasive plants.

For everyone’s safety, Iron Mountain Park will be fully closed from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days while this work is underway.

We are incredibly grateful for the time, energy, equipment, and teamwork being dedicated to this effort. Wildfire risk reduction takes all of us, and partnerships like these make a real difference in protecting our neighborhoods, our natural areas, and our community.

Thank you to everyone helping make Lake Oswego safer and more wildfire-ready!

09/24/2026

What’s Up at LOFD? Recruit Firefighter Academy 26-02 Starts Monday!
New recruit firefighters arrive early Monday morning to begin the journey of becoming a Lake Oswego Firefighter.
How will you know who they are? All recruits wear red t-shirts or grey polo shirts while training. They will be trained by highly motivated, senior firefighters (Cadre), they ensure the recruits learning objectives and safety standards are met each day.
How will you know where they are training? The United States flag and Class Guidon Flags are flown each day.
The United States flag and Class Guidon Flag will be flown on the fourth floor of the training tower beginning each day of the 12 week academy.
The Flags flying proudly represent the honor, unity and traditions of the fire service and those who served before. The Recruit Firefighter Academy Guidon represents the identity, unity and standards of the recruit class. Displayed prominently during training, the Guidon serves as a constant visual reminder the recruits operate as a single crew-accountable to one another and committed to excellence. The Guidon is more than a marker of formation or location; it reflects the collective effort, attitude, and performance of the recruit class.
When you see the firefighter recruits jogging, training around town or flying the flags a top of the tower you now know of the significants of the flags they are flying. As with all of Lake Oswego Fire Training, do not hesitate to stop by and watch, ask questions, or receive a fire sticker and helmet from an LOFD firefighter.

09/17/2026

Please help us congratulate Firefighter Callaway on his graduation from ! Not only did he complete all of the requirements for the Paramedic program, but he was also awarded the Colvin Award, signifying high academic excellence throughout his schooling.

Every Lake Oswego Fire unit is staffed with Advanced Life Support (ALS) personnel, ensuring our community has highly trained medical professionals ready to respond when you need us most. Paramedics provide advanced medical care, assess and treat serious injuries and illnesses, administer medications, preform advanced procedures and provide critical care while transporting patients to the hospital.

Congratulations Firefighter Callaway!

09/11/2026

Today, the Lake Oswego Police Department, Lake Oswego Fire Department, City of Lake Oswego and American Medical Response came together to remember and honor the lives lost and forever impacted by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Twenty-five years later, we pause to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost, the first responders who answered the call, the families who experienced unimaginable loss, and all those whose lives were forever changed.

Together, we observed a moment of silence in their honor.

We remember. We honor. We will never forget. 🇺🇸

09/09/2026

FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Don’t miss out on your chance to learn valuable information to help you be prepared for emergencies. Join other community members for our upcoming Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. This 24 hour training program will train community members in basic skills to be able to assist their own family and immediate neighbors in case of a disaster.

WHEN: Weekly classes begin on Tuesday September 29th, run through Tuesday November 10th, 6:30-9:30 PM and Saturday November 7th from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.

WHERE: Details of class locations will vary and information will be provided to confirmed attendees.

HOW: Sign up online via https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/fire/cert

*Register as soon as possible; this class is expected to reach capacity

Address

300 B Avenue
Lake Oswego, OR
97034

Telephone

+15036350275

Website

http://www.lofire.org/

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