Hillsboro Fire and Rescue has a rich tradition of excellence in fighting fires and mitigating other emergencies. Our firefighters are trained to national standards and take every opportunity to ensure our citizens are safe in their homes, businesses, and community. Each of our five fire stations is equipped with modern apparatus and equipment. Firefighters train regularly so their skills are second-nature when a serious incident occurs.

Many associate firefighters with fighting fire. In reality, approximately 75% of emergency calls for service are for medical emergencies. Many are injuries received in motor vehicle accidents, but many more involve serious, life-threatening medical events that occur in homes or at businesses and require immediate attention.

Speed treatment of you and your family by keeping a medical emergency card for each person. This card lists your medical history, current medications, known allergies, and emergency contacts, such as your primary physician. Download the medical emergency card (two copies per sheet) here.

Emergency Medical Records Request

All medical information collected and recorded during a pre-hospital care emergency call is protected to ensure the patient's privacy. Click on the notice of privacy practices for more information.

To obtain a copy of pre-hospital care emergency medical service records created by Hillsboro Fire and Rescue, submit an application in writing. Download, complete, and sign the request form and deliver it to our main fire station at 240 South First Avenue in downtown Hillsboro. You will need to provide photo identification. Parents or legal guardians of minors will need to provide additional identification. To request a copy of these medical records, please complete the request for medical records.

To amend a medical record, please complete the request to amend medical records.

For specific restrictions regarding your protected medical information, please complete the request for restriction of medical records.

Some incidents require special skills, equipment or apparatus to enable firefighters to handle the emergency. On those occasions, Hillsboro Fire and Rescue has specially-trained firefighters, dedicated vehicles and the equipment to handle the situation. Our Technical Rescue Team members are trained to handle the following situations:

• Confined Space Rescue
• High and Low Angle Rescues
• Structural Collapse
• Trench Rescue
• Heavy Machinery Extrication

There is a thriving high tech industry in Hillsboro for manufacturing computers, solar panels, and other devices. The manufacturing processes often require chemicals that, if leaked or spilled, would be harmful to humans and the environment.

As a result, our firefighters train to the operations level for hazardous materials incidents.  Our crews provide support for technicians from HazMat teams dispatched through mutual aid or the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Hazardous Materials Regional Response Teams. There are 14 teams across Oregon.