Welcome!
We are the Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Pipes and Drums. Our members proudly represent various public safety agencies from around the greater Portland, Oregon area. We are also proud to be the first fire service based band in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks for stopping by. We hope you'll come by again.
The Band
NEWS AND EVENTS:
Saturday, May 8 (B Shift): TVF&R Annual Awards and Promotion Ceremony, 2 pm.
Saturday, May 15 (C Shift): TVF&R Fire Station 53 dedication and open house, 10 am.
Monday, May 31 (A Shift): Tigard American Legion Memorial Day event at Crescent Grove Cemetery, Tigard, 10 am.
Saturday, June 19 (B Shift): TVF&R Volunteer banquet at 6:30 pm.
Saturday, June 26 (C Shift): World Beat Festival, Salem. Opening parade.
Sunday, July 4 (B Shift): Manzanita parade.
Saturday, July 10 (B Shift): Dedication and open house of TVF&R Station 58, West Linn, 10 am.
Saturday, August 14 (A Shift): NW Fire Pipe Band Asso. gathering in Vancouver WA, massed band event at 11 am
"I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig.”
Alfred Hitchcock
TVFRP&D
EST 2000
Contact us at tvfrpipesndrums@comcast.net
Our members proudly represent the following agencies:
Gresham Fire & Emergency Services
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
Newberg Fire Department
Oregon Department of Corrections
Tualatin Police Department
Washington County Sheriffs Office
US Consumer Products Safety Commission
San Jose (CA) Fire Department (ret)
Clackamas County Fire District #1
Hoodland Fire District #74
Portland Fire & Emergency Services (ret)
Washington County 911 (ret)