Personnel at Jackson County Fire District No. 1 in Rogue River were busy with two large incidents last week: one in downtown Rogue River and another for assistance in Grants Pass. District 1 personnel, with help from Grants Pass Fire personnel, responded to a heavy truck trailer on fire at[Read More…]
Author: Brian Mortensen
City To Reject Bids, Transition To Steel Reservoir Tank
Loree Pryce, Engineer-of-Record for the City of Rogue River, explained why the five bids received to construct the city’s proposed 1.2-million-gallon water reservoir on Anna Classick Drive came in well above the city’s $4.3 million budget during the City Council’s Thursday, July 16 workshop. “The bids became well above what[Read More…]
Chieftain Football, Girls’ Soccer Team Schedules Ready
Two of Rogue River Jr.-Sr. High’s varsity fall sports teams’ schedules are ready for play this fall. The Chieftain football team will begin its season on Labor Day Weekend, at home against Brookings-Harbor on Fri., Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. That is the Friday of the first week of school[Read More…]
EVFD Growing, With New Payroll Policy, Big Meetings
Two measures adopted by the Evans Valley Fire District at its July 9 Board of Directors meeting appeared to be necessary byproducts of the department’s growth. One is a payroll policy that addresses both its 40-hour employees and those who work a schedule more akin to that of emergency personnel,[Read More…]
RR Likely Must Shift To Different Reservoir
Rogue River City Administrator Ryan Nolan had some unfortunate news for the City Council at its July 2 workshop session. He and city staff will have to re-evaluate the costs associated with the 1.2-million-gallon water reservoir, for which ground is supposed to be broken this year. Nolan reported that each[Read More…]
FD No. 1 Chooses Company For Solar Project
True South Solar of Ashland was the choice of the Jackson County Fire District 1 Board of Directors out of four bidding companies to install the 180 solar panels on 13 poles mounted up the hill from the fire station, coming in as the second-lowest bid but with the most[Read More…]
Fire District Looks To Annex Homes
Jackson County Fire District No. 1 in Rogue River is looking to include 10 homes on Savage Creek Road in Josephine County in its fire coverage. The addresses on Savage Creek that the district would like to annex, under ORS 478.702, enacted by the Oregon Legislature in 2023, allow fire[Read More…]
Conditions Continue To Fuel East Evans Creek Fire
Hot, dry conditions and erratic winds that created a pyrocumulus cloud and smoke column in the afternoon and evening on Mon., July 13, caused 1,742 acres to burn overnight in the East Evans Creek fire. The fire started at 2:41 p.m. on Fri., July 10, after a car crashed into[Read More…]
District 1 Discusses Ambulance Bill Forgiveness Program
At the May 20 meeting of the Jackson County Fire District Board of Directors, Chief Mike Hammond was allowed authorization to forgive certain ambulance bills to update the district’s financial assistance policy. He had since done so for a patient who had asked for forgiveness in May, and said at[Read More…]
Early-Bird Registration For Ride The Rogue Aug. 14
The early-bird deadline has been set for the Ride the Rogue Cycling event, set for Sept. 26. If you sign up by Aug. 14, you get a free T-shirt with your registration. If your plan is to buy more T-shirts for your crew, you can by Aug. 14, and you[Read More…]