Pleasant Hill-Goshen Fire opens new 24-hour Station 502
Station 502 opened in Pleasant Hill with 24-hour living quarters, turning a decade of planning into a staffed base for Pleasant Hill, Goshen and Jasper.
Pleasant Hill-Goshen Fire and Rescue opened Station 502 on June 26 as a $7 million 24-hour base in Pleasant Hill. The new station gives Pleasant Hill, Goshen and Jasper more consistent coverage as fire season begins and emergency calls stack up across the district.
The building replaces an older station that could not support round-the-clock staffing. Station 502 now serves as the district’s administrative headquarters and includes modern apparatus bays, training and meeting spaces, emergency operations capabilities and living quarters built for people to work and live there full time.
Business Oregon awarded Pleasant Hill-Goshen Fire and Rescue a $7.9 million low-interest loan through the Special Public Works Fund in 2025, and construction broke ground in April 2025. The project reflects a shift toward current safety and operational standards after more than 10 years of planning, fundraising and construction.
Pleasant Hill-Goshen Fire and Rescue maintains about 35 to 40 volunteers, with typical on-duty staffing of 4 to 6 personnel and a minimum of 3 on duty year-round, plus an on-call chief. The station supports a more stable, career-backed model that can keep crews available in the building around the clock.
The new station also follows the November 2023 vote that approved dissolving the old Pleasant Hill and Goshen districts and combining them into one system. The district was formally formed on December 5, 2023, with a mission centered on efficient, cost-effective fire and life safety services using planning and state-of-the-art technology.
The new facility was celebrated with a community event that included a siren sounding at the station. The project included four apparatus bays, dorm rooms, kitchen and living areas, offices, a fitness center and a 50,000-gallon water tank with a pump to support a hydrant at the station and help relieve pressure on existing community infrastructure.
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