Bombero program

The Hurst and Holmatro hydraulic spreaders and cutters do a great job of extrication, but they are cost-prohibitive to departments in Latin America. To put things in perspective, compare firefighter salaries and what the dollar buys.

This prices such equipment beyond the means of these struggling departments. Now every department can afford the equipment necessary to do this life-saving work. The Portland Bombero Program is in its 12 th year of providing training and equipment to our sister city of Guadalajara and other Spanish-speaking cities throughout Latin America. Learn how the Bombero Program has created a unique and beneficial relationship between Portland and Guadalajara here.

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Congrats D. Yes No. In July of firefighters from Mexico arrived in Portland to receive a Fire Engine, a Ladder Truck and miscellaneous fire-fighting equipment. The fire apparatus are already in service at a fire station in Guadalajara…the first two fire vehicles out of that station, serving their community.

In addition to the training and equipment, Guadalajara has started modeling their fire service and way they respond after the Portland model. Instead of having firefighters on duty per day split among 5 stations like they had in , they now have added 11 new, smaller stations staffed with the same personnel.

Having 16 stations to respond from allows them to reach emergencies in a faster, more effective manner. The Program is managed by a Director, which since its inception has been the founder, Troncoso. Every year at the trainings out of country, the Director will evaluate requests from Latin American countries based on need.

The training is mutually agreed upon with priority being set on trainings that will have the maximum impact on the safety of the firefighters and the citizens of the recipient country. The program consists of three trips annually to Mexico and other countries that the program is working with.