Portland Police say someone stole about $13,000 in fire gear from a parked fire truck at the Expo Center earlier this month.A fire crew from Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue came to the Portland Expo Center for training on April 10.
Thieves took essential items like rope-rescue equipment, along with first-response gear, totaling about $13,000. For a small fire department on the coast manned by mostly volunteers, that's a big blow.