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



