The Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2 consists of approximately 220 square miles of suburban and forested land surrounding the City of Bend, Oregon, and represents approximately 20,000 constituents. The average population of the district greatly increases seasonally due to tourism.

The District is governed by a five-member volunteer board of directors and a full-time, paid, administrative manager. The administrative manager handles the day-to-day operations, fiscal and contract management, and performs administrative and public relation functions of behalf of the district. The actual delivery of fire and emergency medical services to district constituents is provided through a contract with the City of Bend. All physical services (fire, EMS, transport, prevention, education, and hazardous materials response) are provided by the City of Bend Fire Department. Financial services such as official financial audits and reviews are also contracted to firms specializing in those services.

Under a recent agreement between the city of Bend and the rural fire district, ownership of the existing stations has been transferred to the district. The district has remodel one of the stations and built four brand new ones, as well as a new training center. All of the stations are leased back to the city. The current configuration of the stations should provide emergency services to the city and district residents for the next twenty years.

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