Community Involvement

Rural/Metro and our employees are very involved in the communities we proudly serve.  This includes volunteering on local boards and organizations, to attending elementary school touch-a-truck safety sessions and high school safety and career sessions.  Rural/Metro also provides medical standby services for special community and public safety events. Recent organizations and events in Oregon we have supported include:

• EMS Youth Career Fair with Eugene EMS
• Eugene Emerald Awards Banquet
• Medical Foundation of Marion & Polk Counties
• Boys & Girls Club through the Bite of Salem
• City of Salem's Fourth of July Celebration
• Chambers of Commerce in Eugene, Salem, and surrounding communities
• Willamette Valley Red Cross Board
• EMS Youth Career Fair with Eugene Fire Dept
• AED Coalition with Salem Fire, Salem Hospital, Red Cross for Education & AED Registration
• Salem Chamber Workforce Development for EMS Careers
• Marion – Polk Medical Society Foundation
• Springfield/Eugene Joint Golf Classic
• Marion County Inmate Re-entry Mentor Program
• Marion/Polk CHIP (Community Health Improvement Program)
• Liberty House, Child Abuse Assessment Center
• Oregon EMS Conference