Welcome to South Lane County Fire & Rescue
South Lane County Fire & Rescue (SLCF&R) proudly serves both residents and visitors in Creswell, Cottage Grove and rural South Lane County. SLCF&R provides fire protection, rescue, emergency medical services, fire prevention and code enforcement services, per ORS Chapter 478. SLCF&R is located just south of the Eugene / Springfield area of western Oregon, along the I-5 corridor. The areas previously served by the Cottage Grove Fire Department, the Creswell Rural Fire Department, and the South Lane Rural Fire Department, were merged into the South Lane County Fire and Rescue district in 2003.
South Lane County Fire and Rescue News Blog
Career and volunteer personnel from South Lane County Fire & Rescue responded to eighty-seven winter storm related emergencies during a seventy-two hour period this past weekend. The fire district normally averages nine emergency responses a day. The majority of the calls were attributed to non-injury motor vehicle accidents and downed power lines.
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Five of our career and volunteer firefighters will be participating in this year's Scott Firefighter Stairclimb. This annual event is where participants race up 69 flights of stairs in full fire gear and SCBA. This will take place in the Columbia Center located in Seattle, Washington on March 9th, 2014.
Please help us support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by making a donation to our team here. Any amount would be greatly appreciated, and will help in the fight against blood cancer. If you are unable to donate, positive thoughts and good luck wishes help too!
Please let us know if you have difficulty donating online as there are other avenues available.
We would like to thank The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office for their recent donation. We applied for the funds last month and are happy to announce we were awarded $250 for assistance with our local smoke alarm campaign. With this money your SLCFR Fire Prevention Team was able to purchase two ladders, two drills and a tool bag to assist with the district's smoke alarm campaign.
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South Lane County Fire and Rescue responded to a structure fire at 81785 Sears RD. Creswell at 7:40 PM this evening. Initial dispatch information stated that the home was occupied and there was possibly someone trapped inside. First arriving crews arrived to find the home fully involved with fire. Upon arrival crews determined that the home was occupied by four people and they were all home at the onset of the fire. Crews quickly determined only three of the occupants had been accounted for. The three occupants who escaped the fire were transported to Cottage Grove Community Hospital for evaluation. After extinguishing the fire, crews found the remains of the fourth occupant of the home. The fire is being investigated by the Oregon State Fire Marshalls Office to determine the cause of the fire. The fire took close to two hours to bring under control.
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A ground ambulance transport in the Eugene-Springfield area will cost more than $1,800, and an air ambulance more than $18,000, unless you have FireMed! Health insurance may cover 20-50%. 