Local Fire Districts To Get New Engines

BEND, OR — Local fire districts are getting new apparatus, as part of the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s $25 million Engine Program. Bend Fire will receive a new Type 6 engine, designed for initial attack of wildland fires. Rural Fire Protection Districts in Sisters-Camp Sherman, Jefferson County and Crooked River Ranch will get Type 3 engines, also for rapid deployment during wildfire. And new water tenders are headed for Cloverdale and La Pine. Funding for the program is a result of the passage of Senate Bill 762 in 2021. Statewide, 76 agencies were awarded new apparatus. As part of the…