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In 1963 three homes burned in Cloverdale/ Plainview Area it, was decided by a group
of dedicated individuals to form a Fire Protection District
u The
1963 Budget was $1995. u$1200.00 was used to purchase axle for 500 gallon water tank. First Volunteer to hook up to trailer towed
it to incident uPurchased 1953 GMC from Civil Defense
u$450.00
uIn 1966 the District purchased 2-1/4 acres ufor $100.00
uwhich is the present site of our Main Station 601 and Cloverdale School
u In 1967 we purchased a 1944 Seagrave from Bend Fire for
u$1.00 at this time the tuax
rate was $1.08 per $1000.00
As the District grew so also did our front line apparatus
The Cloverdale RFPD has
always been served by community volunteers responding to calls whenever needed.
The Cloverdale RFPD supports a protection class 6 rating
from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) and responds with several water tenders to provide necessary water supply to
the fire engines.
The District provides and receives mutual aid assistance
from all Central Oregon Agencies.
Two fire stations strategically positioned provide a
five mile or less response to any home in the district. This insures the protection class rating for all homes in the district.
Deschutes County maintains an enhanced 9-1-1
center providing up to date emergency call capability to notify the district of emergency situations. Services include fire
prevention, fire suppression, fire investigation, fire code enforcement, and various volunteer programs including address
sign installations and adopt a Hwy clean up for Hwy 20. Services are ever expanding
as the interface issues require defensible space around homes to defend against wild fire.
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