The District hosts the Zigzag Interagency Hotshot Crew, as well as one model 80 engine, a watertender and two prevention patrols. The District also manages cooperatively with the city of Portland, the Bull Run watershed which supplies drinking water to the Portland metropolitan area. Zigzag, Oregon is a small community with a population of 1,500 year round. US Highway 26 runs through the hamlet. Recreational opportunities are abundant, including golf, skiing, hiking, biking, windsurfing, fishing and hunting.
Housing is available although sparse.
Many employees commute from the surrounding communities.