Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District (Cannon beach Fire & Rescue) was formed in 1947. The District is a non-profit, municipal corporation formed under Oregon Revised Statues.
District boundaries are from Highway 101/26 Junction, south to and including a portion of the northeast tip of Tillamook County in Falcon Cove.
The boundaries are long and narrow, with approximately 5 square miles.
The District’s board of directors (5) are elected in March of odd years, each serving 4 year terms.
Station 2 was added in 1966, which established the unincorporated town of Arch Cape into the District. In the late 70s, the Tillamook County portion of Falcon Cove, a small community one mile south of Arch Cape, was also made part of the District.

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There has been relatively few fire chiefs in the District’s history.
Del McCoy was chief in the 60s, followed by Bruce Haskell. Gary Moon took over as chief in 1977 and continued in that role until his retirement in 1995.
Cleve Rooper then assumed command and is the present chief.
The District employees three personnel: Chief Rooper; Fire Marshal Mike Graham and Training Officer Garry Smith. Graham has been a paid employee of the District since 1985. He also serves as Board Secretary and Chief Assistant.
Smith has been training officer since 1997.

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The District is volunteer (other than the three noted above) and current roster count is 30.
26 personnel: 16 are NFPA Firefighter 2s; 4 are NFPA Firefighter 1s; 3 are NFPA Basics.
5 personnel are high angle rescue technicians: 4 are level 3 and 1 is level 2.
5 personnel are certified as surf rescue responders.
EMT I: 6; EMT B: 3; FR: 4.

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Apparatus

The main station houses specialty apparatus, a ladder/snorkel, rescue ambulance, utility truck, zodiac rescue boat and two Yamaha rescue watercraft.
Apparatus at the main station includes:
1979 Seagrave, 1500 gallon per minute pumper with 1,200 gallons onboard.
1995 Pierce Saber, 1500 gallons per minute pumper with 750 gallon onboard water tank.
1991 Beck, 55’ ladder/snorkel, 1,500 gallons per minute pumper with 500 gallons onboard.
1996 Ford 350 rescue ambulance equipped with medical, cliff rescue equipment, jaws of life.
1990 Blazer utility truck which is primary response on surf rescues.
Arch Cape Station houses a sister Pierce unit as well as a 1978 GMC Rescue Ambulance.

Area of Coverage

The Cannon Beach area is a destination type resort community, located on the northwest Oregon coast. With wide expansive beaches of the pacific ocean, and huge rock formations and cliffs, the area draws many thousands of people to vacation in the cannon beach area.
Because of the District’s “resort” orientation, population fluctuates greatly during the year.
The majority of the District’s calls are medical.
Total annual runs are in the neighborhood of 230, with approximately 90% of those medical.
The District has relatively few structure fires, in the past five years there has been six.
ISO rating of 4/9, four in Cannon Beach and Arch Cape, and nine in Falcon Cove.