Honoring Portland Firefighters ... Past, Present & Future.
Winning Design Unveiled
Portland, OR – The Firefighter Memorial Selection Committee today announced the winning design for the new Portland Fallen Firefighters Memorial. The memorial design, selected by Commissioners Randy Leonard and Nick Fish and Firefighter Paul Corah, will be built at the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge along the Eastbank Esplanade. Read more...
Sponsored by the Campbell Memorial Association.
Memorial Vision
The Campbell Memorial is currently located at the corner of NW 18th and Burnside and is maintained by the David Campbell Memorial Association. Constructed in 1928, the memorial is named after Fire Chief David Campbel Read more...
| All donors will be provided with an acknowledgment of their tax-deductible contribution for their tax records. |
History of David Campbell
Learn more about beloved Fire Chief David Campbell, who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting the citizens of Portland on June 26, 1911. Read more...
The Union Oil Fire
On June 26, 1911, an alarm came in from E. Salmon and Water Street shortly after 7:45 a.m. An oil pump at the Union Oil distributing plant had thrown a spark, igniting gas accumulated in its motor pit.
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