Despite Being Safe From Deep Budget Cuts, Fire Bureau Puts Mental Health Services on Chopping Block

 Despite Being Safe From Deep Budget Cuts, Fire Bureau Puts Mental Health Services on Chopping Block

Amid ballooning firefighter overtime and retirement costs, Portland Fire & Rescue looks to slash Portland Street Response funding.

by Courtney Vaughn

Despite being safe from a citywide 5 percent spending cut, Portland’s fire chief says the fire bure…

Despite being safe from a citywide 5 percent spending cut, Portlands fire chief says the fire bureau is still staring down an $11 million budget shortfall. As a result, Portland Street Response could…