Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services ooperates three fire stations within its 150 square mile fire district. The department has 3 shifts (1 shift per day) that work 24 hours with 6 career firefighters per shift and 2 resident volunteer students. The force also consists of 25 volunteer firefighters. HFES crews provide various services and perform multiple functions. Some of these are: Fire safety inspections; Vehicle maintenance; Fire suppression including wild land, urban interface, residential and commercial firefighting; EMS; Specialized rescue services; Hazardous materials incident response as the State of Oregon regional response team #10; Non-emergency inter-facility transports, Public education and Fire station tours. Hermiston Fire & Emergency Services responds to nearly 3000 medical calls and 500 fire calls per year.

HFES Staffing:

• Fire Chief
• Asst. Chief
• Billing/Office specialist
• Fire Marshal
• Public education specialist
• 3 Captains/shift commanders
• 3 Lieutenants*
• 12 firefighter/paramedics*
• 25 volunteer firefighters

*Members of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) union local 2752