Fire
Chief: Greg Nelson
Washington County Fire District 2
was established in 1952. With the combination of career
and volunteer firefighters, Fire District 2 serves
122 square miles in Central Washington County and
responds to approximately 1200 calls per year. The
Fire District provides emergency services to the City
of North Plains as well as the unincorporated communities
of Midway, Twin Oaks, Laurel, Scholl’s, Farmington,
Kinton, Bald Peak, Chehalem, Glencoe, Shadybrook,
Helvetia, West Union, Dairy Creek, Mountain Dale,
Pumpkin Ridge and Rock Creek.
Residents are served out of two fire stations: Station
19 located on Midway Road south of Hillsboro, and
Station 17 located on Commercial Street in North Plains.