Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Shane Nelson

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves the area outside the city limits of Redmond. In addition to patrol services in unincorporated areas, the sheriff’s office provides investigation, search and rescue, service of civil papers, animal control and marine patrol on Cascade lakes as well as operates the county jail and work-release center and issues concealed-handgun permits.

Information: 8154 11th St., Terrebonne. sheriff.deschutes.org, 541-388-6655.

Redmond Police Department

Chief Dave Tarbet

The Redmond Police Department provides policing services inside Redmond city limits. The department has 55 full time employees, including 44 sworn police officers (patrol officers, detectives, school resource officers and traffic enforcement officers) and 11 support staff, as well as three part-time sworn police officers. The department also has three K-9 officers: a patrol dog and two drug detection dogs. Redmond police responded to 29,994 calls for service in 2018.

The department shares a records system with other law enforcement agencies in Deschutes County which allows agencies to track crimes, identify crime patterns and map criminal activity by area and type of crime.

As of 2019, property crimes such as theft and vandalism, as well as minor vehicle accidents, can be reported online at www.ci.redmond.or.us/reportacrime.

Information: 777 SW Deschutes Ave., Redmond. 541-504-3400, www.ci.redmond.or.us.

Redmond Fire and Rescue

Chief Ken Kehmna

Directed by a five person board of directors and led by Chief Ken Kehmna, Redmond Fire & Rescue provides emergency medical response, fire suppression and rescue services 24 hours a day. This service is provided by full-time career firefighter/paramedics, single-role paramedics, full- and part-time EMTs, volunteer and student firefighters, with support from administrative staff. Redmond Fire & Rescue answers all calls for service from four fire stations. The main station in the City of Redmond houses the administrative offices and responds to the largest percentage of requests for service. The Terrebonne station provides easy access to Smith Rock State Park and N. Highway 97. The Cline Falls station serves Eagle Crest and the surrounding area of the western and southwest part of the fire district. The airport station is located on Roberts Field – Redmond Municipal Airport property and responds to aircraft emergencies. All stations, excluding the airport, are equipped to respond to structural and wildland fires and medical emergency calls. Depending on the severity of the medical emergency, either an EMT or a paramedic ambulance will be dispatched. All fire engines are staffed with firefighter/paramedics who, in addition to their firefighting and rescue duties, assist ambulance personnel on high risk calls such as cardiac arrests, traumas, and motor vehicle collisions. Each station is also equipped for rescue related needs including vehicle extrication, rope, ice and water rescue. The airport fire station houses two Air Rescue Fire Fighting trucks that serve the airport.

The board of directors meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the main station on Dogwood Avenue.

Information: 341 NW Dogwood Ave. 541-504-5000, www.redmondfireandrescue.org.