At 10:32  a.m. on February 15, 2025, Roseburg Fire Department personnel responded to a reported residential structure fire at 555 W. Agee Street, Apartment #19, with a possible rescue of residents.   The reporting party informed Douglas County Dispatch that two residents were known to reside in the apartment.

A Roseburg Police Officer arrived on scene prior to the arrival of firefighters.  The officer was able to rescue and pull an injured resident out of the structure. Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke coming from the eaves of the building, in addition to smoke showing from windows of an apartment on the second story.  Firefighters found a cooking fire and quickly extinguished the fire, stopping forward spread of the fire to additional rooms inside the apartment and eliminating spread of the fire to additional units within the apartment complex. 

Firefighters conducted a primary search to ensure no other residents or victims were inside the apartment.  Secondary search found no victims and overhaul was completed.  The injured resident was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A fire investigator was on scene and the fire was determined to be caused by cooking and found to be accidental in nature.

Sixteen firefighters assisted with firefighting operations.  Other agencies assisting with the fire included Central Douglas County Fire & Rescue, Umpqua Valley Ambulance, Avista Utilities, Pacific Power, and Roseburg Police Department. 

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