A ground ambulance transport in the Hood River-Parkdale area will cost more than
$1,500, and an air ambulance more than $20,000, unless you have FireMed! Health Insurance
may cover 20-25%. FireMed members pay NOTHING, even if you have no insurance, and
your membership covers your whole household. Learn more…
MISSION
The mission of the Parkdale Rural Fire Protection District is at all times to provide
the best possible fire protection, medical services, and to assist our community
in any way we can.
- Recruit and retain the best possible volunteers.
- Educate and train to the highest standards.
- Manage our facilities and resources to the best of our abilities.
- Remain united through good times and hard times.
- Stand proud as a department as a profession, and ultimately as a country.
CORE VALUES
Integrity
The quality or state of being of sound moral principle; uprightness, honesty, and
sincerity.
- Personal integrity in our individual conduct.
- Professional integrity in the manner which we conduct the business of the Fire District.
Respect
- Respect for self.
- Respect for the Citizens we serve.
- Respect for the Career employees.
- Respect for the Volunteer members.
- Respect for the Public Safety Agencies with whom we work.
Courage
The staking of one’s good name on the truth of one’s statement or the fulfillment
of one’s promises.
- The courage of performance under dangerous and stressful conditions.
- The courage of being honest in thought, word and deed and not tolerating others who
are dishonest.
Caring and Compassion
The caring and compassion to render aid and provide service to all without reservation.
Commitment
- The commitment to a sense of duty and responsibility.
- The commitment of loyalty to the other members of the organization.
- The commitment of service above self.
Community
- Dedication to serve the community within the entire Fire District.
- Dedication to be an active member of the community.
Collaboration
- Working together as one Team to achieve a common goal.
- Open, honest and timely Communication.
- Sharing information.
All personnel, career and volunteer, are expected to demonstrate these values through
their behavior and actions whenever representing the Fire District.