Jackson County Fire District 1 Chief Mike Hammond said his department began using Tablet Command in the previous week, to great results, at the district’s Board of Directors meeting on Wed., Aug. 12. Tablet Command provides mapping that Hammond said was improved over the in-vehicle data system that had been[Read More…]
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Veteran Benefit Expo Coming
Veterans, active-duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and their families are invited to attend the 2026 Veteran Benefit Expo Friday, Aug. 28, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Roseburg. The free event will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Douglas Hall. No advance registration is[Read More…]
Fielder Mountain Fire Close To Contained
A cargo truck that stopped to tend to its hot brakes and caught vegetation on fire at Milepost 51 on Interstate 5 in the afternoon on Thurs., Aug. 13, was the reported cause of the Fielder Mountain Fire that immediately caused road closures and a Level 3 “Go now” evacuation[Read More…]