Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For New Fire Engine (Photo) - 12/15/25

This morning, our fire personnel were joined by Forest Grove Mayor Malynda Wenzel, Forest Grove Rural Fire Board Members as well as other city leaders in a brief ribbon cutting ceremony to bring our newest Pierce Quantum fire engine into service.

This new engine, which is jointly purchased by the City of Forest Grove and the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District will now be serving the citizens of Western Washington County for the next 20 years (or more). The engine is laid out very similarly to its 5 year old sibling with some added features. One major new feature is the addition of a gantry for our hard suction hose, allowing firefighters to safely remove the large drafting hoses for rural fire operations. The engine fully equipped is a huge investment for the community, costing approximately one million dollars.

Another special note about this unit, is the Pierce Mfg Quantum cab is being discontinued and our engine is rumored to be the last vehicle built with the Quantum cab.
 

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