Sisters has a full-time fire and emergency response team.

The Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District, created in 1937, is a combination department which serves an area over 240 square miles with an ambulance service area of approximately 2,000 square miles in mountainous and high desert terrain. The District currently provides fire prevention and education services, along with structural and wildland fire suppression. The District also provides advanced life support emergency medical services and rescue services including vehicle extrication and hazardous materials response. The fire department serves approximately 5,400 permanent residents with a seasonal population up to 20,000 people during the summer months. There are a number of communities served by the district, including the City of Sisters with a population of approximately 2,000. The Fire District currently employs a Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, 3 Shift Captain Paramedics, 3 Firefighter Paramedics, an Executive Assistant and an Administrative Assistant. The District also relies heavily on its 45 volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians. The main station is located within the city limits of Sisters and there are three substations, one located in the Tollgate subdivision, one in Camp Sherman and one located in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates.                                                 (from SCSRFPD website).

Sisters/Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District
PO Box 1509
301 S Elm Street
Sisters, OR 97759
Non-Emergency Phone: 541-549-0771

Go to the Sisters/Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District website.

Law Enforcement:
The town of Sisters is patrolled by the Deschutes County Sheriff's office. 

Go to the Deschutes County Sheriffs office website.