Molalla Rural Fire Protection District #73

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Molalla Rural Fire Protection District #73 is approximately 101 square miles with an ambulance service area (ASA) of 350 square miles covering a portion of the neighboring fire districts and the unprotected wilderness area.

The District operates from three stations: Station 82, the headquarter station in the city of Molalla; Station 81, four miles to the north on Highway 213 near the small community of Mulino; and Station 85, five miles south on Sawtell Road. Both the Sawtell and Mulino stations are served by volunteers living in those areas.

MRFPD #73, an Oregon special service district, is a modern, full-service fire agency, providing fire suppression, prevention, investigation, public education, rescue, and ambulance transport services.

BOARD MEMBERS
The Molalla Fire Department is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board is elected for a term of two years and there are a total of 5 board members. Current members are:

Todd Gary
Vern Gingerich
Brian Wolfe
Mike Towner
Steve Long

The Board meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm. Board Meetings are open to the public and are held at the Molalla Fire Station, located at 320 N. Molalla Avenue, Molalla, Oregon.

Molalla Fire is 96% Volunteer. How does that stack up with other departments in the nation?

Fire department types*:

Career (6.8%),
Mostly Career (5.8%),
Mostly Volunteer (16.2%),
All Volunteer (71.2%)

13% of all departments are career or mostly career and protect 62% of the U.S. population
87% of fire departments are volunteer or mostly volunteer and protect 38% of the population
There are an estimated 68,950 pumpers and 6,600 aerial apparatus in the United States for 2003-2005

* Career=100% career firefighters, Mostly Career=51%-99% career firefighters.