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Polk County Fire District No.1 News

On August 16, 2025 Monmouth Police Department and Polk Fire team members responded to a cardiac arrest call for a 40-year-old man.

Police officers immediately began CPR, and when Polk Fire medica arrived, they worked side by side to deliver advance life support, including defibrillation, airway management, and medication. 

Thanks to their fast action, teamwork, and expertise, the patient's heart restarted. Just three days later, he walked out of the hospital and returned home. 

Surviving an out-of-hospital cardiacarrest is rare, but this outcome shows the power of training, teamwork, and dedication. We are incredibly proud of the Monmouth Police, WVCC dispatchers and Polk Fire crews who made this lifesaving difference. 

A group of firefighters and police officers posing together indoors, one person holds a walking cane.

2024 Burn to Learn - 292 Monmouth Ave S.  Monmouth, Oregon

Firefighters posing in front of a burning structure, smiling, possibly during a training exercise.
A fire truck with extended ladder fights a building fire, smoke billowing, firefighter on ladder, emergency in progress.
Firefighters combating a house fire, with hoses and smoke visible.
Firefighters posing in front of a burning structure.
A firefighter in gear facing a fire on a structure's exterior.
Firefighters tackling a blaze inside a smoke-filled room.
Firefighters in front of a burning house.
Group of firefighters in gear posing in front of a burning structure.
Group of firefighters in front of a burning house.
Firefighters posing in front of a burning structure, smiling, possibly during a training exercise.
A fire truck with extended ladder fights a building fire, smoke billowing, firefighter on ladder, emergency in progress.
Firefighters combating a house fire, with hoses and smoke visible.
Firefighters posing in front of a burning structure.
A firefighter in gear facing a fire on a structure's exterior.
Firefighters tackling a blaze inside a smoke-filled room.
Firefighters in front of a burning house.
Group of firefighters in gear posing in front of a burning structure.
Group of firefighters in front of a burning house.