Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue

In the early days of fighting fires in Beaverton, Oregon, a bugle called firefighters to the scene. The Beaverton Enterprise newspaper reported that, with no water system, firefighters had to rely upon water buckets and (the) enthusiasm of volunteers who came running to the call. In 1935, Beaverton officially formed its first fire department, and down the road in the city of Tualatin, a group of volunteers began assembling what would become the Tualatin Rural Fire Protection District. In 19...