Prevention and Education

Fire Prevention Week 2021

Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety

Download the video!

The Sounds of Fire Safety

Smoke Alarm Sounding

Carbon Monoxide Alarm Sounding

Low Alarm Chirp

Believe in Fire Safety

We are teaming up with the Oregon State Fire Marshals Office (OSFM) and BigFoot to bring fire safety messages to all Oregonians.

OSFM has created a "Virtual Classroom". This is a PDF that you must download then it will provide you with links to other very important information about outdoor fire safety.

OSFM Virtual Classroom (PDF Download)

Other documents for the kids (and big kids) out there:

Big Foot Word Search (PDF Download)Big Foot Dot-to-Dot (PDF Download)

Virtual Team Teaching Video

Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue recently worked with the Mid-Columbia Fire Prevention Co-Op to produce a Virtual Team Teaching Video. The video can be found here: YouTube

Cooking Safety

Keep and eye on what you fry. Keep a lid nearby when you are cooking and if a fire starts, put a lid on it. Cover the pan, turn off the heat and let the fire self-extinguish. NEVER move the pan and never put water or anything else in the pan to extinguish the fire.

Knowledge Is The Best Fire Extinguisher

Download and read our brochure for more information on:

The dangers and what you can do to reduce risks
Other steps to become safer
What to do in a fire
Special advice for parents and caregivers
Special advice for renters
Special advice for older adults
Special advice for manufactured home residents
Safety devices and training

Home Safety Survey Brochure Home Safety Survey Checklist

Website Accessibility Policy

Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (541) 296-9445

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (541) 296-9445.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.