Water Rescue

The Douglas County Fire District No. 2 water rescue team and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Unit responded to a stranded boater Friday afternoon.  The boat was a 18.5 foot North River sled boat owned by Brett Agost of Milwaukee, Or.  The boat was stuck sideways against a log and tree in the […]

Structure Fire Damages Wilbur Home

A Wilbur family has something to be very thankful about this holiday season.  Larry and Wonda Cotter woke to the sounds of a smoke alarm early Tuesday morning.  Upon investigation they found their home to be filled with smoke and a small fire was burning in the kitchen.  Larry extinguished the fire with the kitchen […]

New Apparatus

Fire District No. 2 Takes Delivery of Eight New Emergency Response Vehicles.

Fire District No. 2 has taken delivery of eight new emergency response vehicles including; four fire engines, two water tenders, and two four wheel drive wildland engines.  The total cost for all of the equipment was $2,271,366.00 and was purchased using general obligation bonds. 

The new fire engines cost $400,077.00 each and include features that the older fire engines did not have.  The new engines have an on board foam tank and foam eduction system.  The foam eduction system mixes foam and water at the fire pump and sends the mixture through the fire hoses.  This foam water mixture increases the extinguishing capabilities of the water and allows water to soak more deeply into charred wood.