Public Outreach & Training

In addition to Emergency responses such as firefighting, medical first aid, motor vehicle accident responses and extrication rescue, search & rescue, etc. We also offer the services below.

Community CPR/ First Aid courses
Wildfire Home Assessments
Stop the Bleed classes
Address signs & placement
Home Safety Inspections
Wildland Fire Safety Assessments

We provide smoke alarm installations or testing free of charge. Schedule an installation today!

**Please note that due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic, many community outreach programs are postponed**

Service Request

· Your Home and Wildfire - Choices that can make a difference video (approx.. 4-minutes) was launched today, Monday, October 10 and can be accessed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfbEcMeYFFA

· Wildfire and Insurance: Be Financially Prepared: live webinar will be broadcast Wednesday, October 10 @ 1pm (mountain time), registration is required. It will be recorded and can be accessed for 30-days. https://www.nfpa.org/Training-and-Events/By-type/Webinars/Wildfires-and-insurance-learn-how-to-be-financially-prepared

· Understanding the Wildfire Threat to Homes is our newest online interactive learning module. It takes approx. 30 minutes to complete (you can stop, start and return at intervals) and was developed to be an educational resource for residents. It’s scheduled to launch Friday, October 12 and will reside on this page: https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Wildfire/Firewise-USA/Online-learning-opportunities/Online-courses

Douglas County weather watches, warnings, and advisories

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=ORZ023&warncounty=ORC019&firewxzone=ORZ616&local_place1=7%20Miles%20SW%20Lookingglass%20OR&product1=Heat+Advisory&lat=43.0979&lon=-123.5692#.XxvONtJKjIU

Website Accessibility Policy

Tenmile Rural Fire District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Tenmile Rural Fire District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (541)679-1882

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Tenmile Rural Fire District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Tenmile Rural Fire District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (541)679-1882.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.