Verboort residents can hear from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue chief on how mutual aid agreements work
The Verboort community, located in the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District is served by Forest Grove Fire & Rescue through a longstanding contract between the fire district and the city of Forest Grove.
At a public meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 6 to 7 p.m., Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Chief Jim Geering will speak to Community Participation Organization (CPO) 13, which serves rural areas just outside of Forest Grove, including Verboort and Gales Creek, and the Banks-adjacent community of Roy.
Geering was asked by the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District to speak to the group on mutual aid agreements, a spokesperson for FGF&R said.
The group currently meets in Banks at the Banks Public Library.
CPO 13, a quasi-governmental body run by volunteers elected from the community it serves, shares a board member with the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District in the form of Melinda Fischer, a Gales Creek resident who serves as the CPO 13 Secretary and is an elected director on the fire board. Read the full agenda below. The Banks Public Library is located in Banks at 42461 NW Market Street.
