SLCFR News

South Lane County Fire and Rescue will be having a Regular Board Meeting on December 19, 2024 at 7:00pm at Station 201 located at 233 E. Harrison Ave. Cottage Grove, OR. 

If you would like to attend this meeting virtually please call our office at 541-942-4493 no later than 3:00pm on December 18, 2024 to schedule.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTERSTATE

COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT

Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 279A.220, notice is hereby given that the South Lane County Fire & Rescue District intends to enter into a contract with Hughes Fire Equipment. for the purchase of two (2) Boise Mobile Equipment Type 3 Summit ISO rated engines. The contract (FS12-23) is based on the terms of interstate cooperative procurement administered by H-GAC, in accordance with ORS 279A.220.  The purpose of this notice is to provide information to the public and invite interested persons an opportunity to submit written comment.

Written comments and protests must be delivered to South Lane County Fire & Rescue District at the address below no later than 5 p.m. on December 18, 2024.  Written protests received after this deadline will not be considered. Submittals should be addressed to Fire Chief John Wooten, South Lane County Fire & Rescue, 233 E. Harrison Avenue, Cottage Grove, OR 97424, and shall provide a detailed factual and legal basis for the comment/complaint and the relief requested. Protests will be handled pursuant to ORS 279A.225.

Dated this 5^th day of December 2024.

                                                                                    John Wooten,

                                                                                    Fire Chief

PUBLISHED:   12/5/24

SOUTH LANE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE DISTRICT

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTERSTATE

COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT

Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 279A.220, notice is hereby given that the South Lane County Fire & Rescue District intends to enter into a contract with Hughes Fire Equipment in the amount of $316,204.16 for the purchase of one (1) Medic Specialty Vehicles, INC Ford F450 XLT 4x4 Medix MVS-11-170 Type 1 ambulance. The contract (AM10-23) is based on the terms of an interstate cooperative procurement administered by HGAC, in accordance with ORS 279A.220.  The purpose of this notice is to provide information to the public and invite interested persons an opportunity to submit written comment.

Written comments and protests must be delivered to South Lane County Fire & Rescue District at the address below no later than 5 p.m. on December 18, 2024. Written protests received after this deadline will not be considered. Submittals should be addressed to Fire Chief John Wooten, South Lane County Fire & Rescue, 233 E. Harrison Avenue, Cottage Grove, OR 97424, and shall provide a detailed factual and legal basis for the comment/complaint and the relief requested. Protests will be handled pursuant to ORS 279A.225.

DATED THIS 4^th DAY of DECEMBER 2024.

                                                                                    John Wooten,

                                                                                    Fire Chief

PUBLISHED:  

South Lane County Fire and Rescue will be having a Regular Board Meeting on November 21, 2024 at 7:00pm at Station 201 located at 233 E. Harrison Ave. Cottage Grove, OR. Executive Session ORS 192.660(2)(b) Discipline of Public Officers and Employees will follow directly after the Regular Board Meeting.

If you would like to attend this meeting virtually please call our office at 541-942-4493 no later than 3:00pm on November 20, 2024 to schedule. 

Stakeholder Exploratory Committee

October 9, 2024

The Board of Directors for South Lane County Fire and Rescue has authorized the creation of the Stakeholder Exploratory Committee. This committee members will be appointed by the Board of Directors at a future Board meeting. The committee will be comprised of a cross section of interested parties within the fire district boundaries. Interested people must be eligible to vote in fire district elections.

The committee will be evaluating facts and data with the purpose of recommending future potential ballot measures to the Board of Directors on the following questions.

1.       Should the fire district continue operating with one of the lowest permanent taxing rates in the state while continuing to rely on levies and bonds to supplement operations and fund capital improvements? The current permanent taxing rate is $1.0335/$1000 of assessed value and a five-year operations levy of $0.047/$1000 of assessed value.
2.       Should the fire district be dissolved and reformed at a permanent taxing rate sufficient to provide expanded staffing to meet ongoing and future demand with the ability to plan for and fund future capital projects? The projected need is for a permanent taxing rate closer to $2.25/$1000 of assessed value.

If you are interested in serving on the Stakeholder Exploratory Committee, please send a letter of interest to Fire Chief John Wooten. Letters may be delivered in person to the Cottage Grove station, sent by mail to 233 E Harrison Avenue, Cottage Grove, OR 97424, or emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Interest letters must be received by 5pm PST on Friday November 8, 2024. Letters post marked prior to the deadline will be accepted upon delivery. We look forward to engaging our stakeholders in this conversation.

Sincerely,

John R Wooten

John Wooten

Fire Chief