North Douglas County Fire & EMS

04/23/2026

Yesterday, Wednesday April 22nd, North Douglas Co Fire & EMS arranged an Operation Prom Night presentation at North Douglas High School for the students of Yoncalla, North Douglas, and Elkton High Schools.

We would like to give a special thanks to:

All our volunteers who assisted
Exclusively Bridal for the dresses
Lougheads Towing for the cars
Oregon State Police reconstruction unit
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Douglas County Medical Examiner's Office
Smith Lund Mills Funeral Home
REACH Air Medical Services
Douglas County District Attorneys Office
Dawna Pachmayr Zarbano for being our Dispatcher
North Douglas High School for letting us use your school
And our wonderful student actors

None of this would have been possible without all of your help and support. THANK YOU! To all students who attended, we sincerely wish you a great prom, graduation, and summer. Please continue to remember the message that everyone worked so hard to bring to you.

04/22/2026

COMMUNITY NOTICE

On the morning of Wednesday, April 22nd, we will be conducting a presentation at North Douglas High School to educate the students of Yoncalla, Elkton, and North Douglas High Schools about the dangers and consequences of drinking and driving. There will be several emergency vehicles in the area. We wish to let the community know that this is for presentation only, and that there is no emergency taking place at the school. Thank you!

04/13/2026

Community Update:

North Douglas Co Fire is going to be conducting tests on the fire hydrants in Yoncalla starting this Saturday, April 18th.

04/08/2026

At approximately 1500 hours on 04/07/2026, North Douglas Fire was dispatched to a reported natural cover fire visible from Highway 99 and Curtin Road. Responding units initially attempted to access the fire through nearby residences. One unit successfully located the fire and reported approximately one acre burning in heavy brush, with moderate wind-driven behavior.

Crews initiated suppression efforts using bladder bags and hand tools until a progressive hose lay was established. The fire was successfully contained, and personnel remained on scene to complete mop-up operations. A drone was deployed to assist in identifying and locating remaining hotspots.

Resources assigned to the incident included two brush trucks, one engine, one water tender, one medic unit, one utility vehicle, and one chief officer.

North Douglas Fire was assisted by DFPA. Special thanks to OEM for providing the drone through the SPIRE Grant.

03/31/2026

We still have interview times available for April 8th!

03/30/2026

03/17/2026

COMMUNITY NOTICE

On Wednesday, March 18th, SWAT will be conducting a training operation at the former Ranch Restaurant in Rice Hill. They may be seen in the area in the days before and after. We want the community to know there is no threat. Thank you all for your continued support.

03/16/2026

A NORTH DOUGLAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 5:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 18TH.

MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE MAIN STATION, 531 SOUTH CEDAR IN DRAIN

ALL CITIZENS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMENTS. TO ATTEND THE MEETING REMOTELY CONTACT THE MAIN OFFICE AT 541-836-2282 MONDAY-THURS 8-4.

03/04/2026

03/03/2026

With many newer smoke alarms featuring 10-year batteries, the messaging around smoke alarms and batteries has evolved.

As begins this Sunday, remember to adjust your clocks and check your smoke alarm batteries—only if needed. Don't forget to test your alarms monthly.

Learn more at nfpa.org/smokealarms.