[4] The ordinance also authorized the digging of a well in the public square, and the department soon acquired a horse-drawn ladder truck for $1,600.

[4] The foreman of the Hook & Ladder Company requested the city council provide additional equipment in January 1894.

[8] A nozzle belonging to one of the first pieces of equipment owned by the department was later uncovered during an excavation in 1911.

[11] Another major fire came on July 8, 1947, when the Imperial Feed & Grain Company's elevator burned along with warehouses and the Southern Pacific’s Hillsboro depot.

[23] The department contracted with Portland Adventist Medical Center starting in 1986 for fitness evaluations that included lifestyle and dietary advice as well.

2 signed a five-year agreement that transferred eight firefighters to Hillsboro while both departments would respond to calls in both territories.

1 called for Hillsboro to pay the district to protect areas annexed by the city at a rate of 85% of what the district would have received had the area remained part of TVF&R, as well as TVF&R would not oppose the city's further annexations.

[27] Brookwood Station was renovated in 1987, after it was transferred to the city, to add a sleeping area for firefighters to allow for round-the-clock operations.

[18] In May 1997, the department took over administrative and management functions of Washington County Rural Fire Protection District 2, as the later contracted out the role of its chief in order to save costs.

[32] The functions assumed by Hillsboro included fire inspections, training, maintenance, and community outreach programs.

[34] Designed by Group MacKenzie, the $2.7 million Ronler Acres Fire Station also contains a community meeting area and some city offices.

[18] On January 26, 2004, Gary Seidel started as Hillsboro's new chief of the fire department, which had grown to 75 firefighters with an additional 25 volunteers.

[35] A MAX Light Rail train collided with one of the department's fire engines in January 2005, injuring four people.

[36] The department was involved in possible merger discussions or coordination in training and purchasing in 2005 with all of the fire districts in the western part of the county.

[38] In late 2009, the city started construction on the $2.8 million Cherry Lane fire station near Cornelius Pass Road.

6), which includes the department's training facility and volunteer operations, opened in 2010 in the Orenco area.

[16] Both the Jones Farm and Cherry Lane stations are LEED Gold certified buildings, with both structures being of a similar design.

[46][47] For the fiscal year ending in 2013 the department responded to 9,219 calls, which included 276 fires, 533 motor vehicle accidents, and 4,597 medical responses.