Car 62!

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Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to approximately 440,000 citizens in one of the fastest growing regions in Oregon. Our 210 square mile service area includes nine cities and unincorporated portions of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington County.

Cars
TVF&R is one of first departments in the country to add Cars to its emergency response fleet.  The Car—with one paramedic—is a cost-effective option for responding to situations that don’t require a traditional fire engine and four-person crew. Approximately 100,000 incidents were analyzed to identify the situations appropriate for a Car and single responder. The Car is outfitted with basic equipment and supplies, and a data terminal with computerized response maps and instantaneous information on every 9-1-1 call.

The Car will respond to non life-threatening medical and public service calls such as abdominal pain, ground level fall, headache, odor investigation, sick person, fire alarms, and smoke detector problems. Although the majority of situations responded to by the Car are non-emergency (Code1), the Car can be upgraded to respond more quickly or the paramedic can call for more units if a situation worsens. In addition, the Car can be added to a cardiac incident if closer than other units or a fire when more resources are needed.

Bottom Line - I will never be able to get an FJ in my California FloodER fleet.  But Car 62 is looking great.