Portland Fire Chief Chad Johnston says crews found a fire in a basement electrical panel at a home on Ruby Lane off Allen Avenue.

In her role as fire chief, Johnson will oversee PFR’s 744 employees and nearly $200 million annual budget. She will report directly to Interim Deputy Administrator for Public Safety Bob Cozzie.

Portland’s top bureaucrat sought to bend city rules to entice his desired pick for fire chief, proposing to make the prospective hire eligible for a housing subsidy currently offered only to ...

Portland’s pursuit of a new fire chief is down to a pair of candidates whose resumes suggest they would bring markedly different backgrounds into leading the critical public safety agency, The ...

Portland officials’ top pick for a new fire chief accepted a formal job offer from the city earlier this month only to then walk back the decision, The Oregonian/OregonLive has learned. Reginald ...