At 23:27 Wednesday night Douglas County Fire District No. 2 was dispatched to a reported Railroad tie fire in the Green district, the 911 dispatched center received multiple calls saying the fire was 50 feet in the air.
The first arriving DCFD 2 fire crew arrived on scene and reported approximately a 30 foot by 30 foot pile of railroad ties on fire with flames getting into the above power lines and requested more resources.
Crews were able to contain and knock down the fire but remained on scene for several hours cooling off hot spots within the pile. Several communications lines were damaged from the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
DCFD2 responded with 2 fire engines and 1 command unit. Winston Dillard Fire District responded with 1 water tender. They were assisted by DCSO, Pacific Power, and DFN.
BOARD MEETING NOTICE
The Board of Directors of Winston-Dillard Fire District No. 5 will hold its Regular Board meeting at their fire station, 250 SE Main St., Winston, OR on Monday, July 15, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
The agenda to include but not limited to:
- Monthly Financial Report
- Resolution – regular meeting schedule
- Resolution – agency representative of record
- Discuss options for vacant board position
The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Winston Dillard Fire District No. 5 at 541-679-8721.
Posted in an exterior window assessable to public view at the following locations until July 16, 2019
Station 605/250 SE Main St
US Post Office/Winston
Douglas County Court House 1030 SE DouglasousseHous
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE MEDCOM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MedCom Ambulance Authority Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. The meetings will be held in the Bay Cities Ambulance’s administrative conference room at 1290 NE Cedar.
Agenda items include monthly financials, FireMed Update, Provider reports, MedCom Administrator Update
Anyone desiring more information regarding the meeting should contact the MedCom Administrator at (541) 673-5503.
BOARD REGULAR MEETING NOTICE
The Board of Directors of Douglas County Fire District No. 2 will hold its Regular Board meeting at DCFD#2 Fire Station 655 at 6000 Garden Valley Rd., Roseburg, OR on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
The Board agenda to include but not limited to:
- Monthly Financials
- Swear in new Board Members
- Resolution 01-2020 – Board Regular Meetings for 2019/20
- Resolution 02-2020 – Registered Agent
The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to DCFD #2 at 673-5503.
Posted in an exterior window assessable to public view at the following locations until July 17, 2019
Sta 651/1400 Buckhorn Rd
Sta 652/4200 Carnes Rd
Sta 653/2830 Melrose Rd
Sta 654/6576 Old Highway 99N
Sta 655/6000 Garden Valley Rd
Douglas County Court House 1036 SE Douglas
At 1:38 pm Sunday afternoon Douglas County Fire District No.2 was dispatched to a reported unknown type fire in the area of the Roseburg landfill. The first DCFD2 fire crew arrived in the area and determined the fire was burning in garbage on the upper portion of the landfill and was approximately a quarter acre in size.
Crews were able to quickly knock down and contain the fire to the landfill and prevented the spread to nearby hill sides.
The fire was reported by multiple passerby’s on I-5 seeing black smoke coming from the area behind the dump.
DCFD2 responded to this incident with 1 brush rig, 1 fire engine, 1 water tender, and 1 command unit. They were assisted by DFPA, Douglas County Public works, and Douglas County sheriff’s office.
At 05:13 Monday morning Douglas County Fire District No.2 was dispatched to a reported railroad tie fire with several subjects reported running away from the area near the transient camps at the end of SE Mill St. The first arriving DCFD 2 crew arrived on scene to find the entire pile of railroad ties approximately 80 feet x 20 feet on fire. Crews were able to contain the fire to its origin but remained on scene for two hours cooling the pile.
There was no damage to the railroad, but a communications line from a nearby power pole was damaged by the fire.
DCFD 2 responded with 2 brush rigs, 1 fire engine, 2 water tenders, and one command rig. They were assisted by Douglas county sheriff’s office, Roseburg police department, and Pacific power.