Category: Emergency Services
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Regulated Use Fire Season Ends for 2024
Regulated Use Fire Season Ends for 2024 Union County Ends Regulated Use Fire Season for 2024 The Union County Board of Commissioners voted today during a regular session to end the regulated use fire season for 2024, effective immediately. This decision follows a recommendation from the Union County Fire Defense Board. Fire Defense Board…
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Union County Eases Restrictions on Countywide Burn Ban
Union County Eases Restrictions on Countywide Burn Ban The Union County Board of Commissioners voted today during a regular session to lift the countywide burn ban, effective immediately. This decision followed a recommendation from the Union County Fire Defense Board. Fire Defense Board Chief Craig Kretschmer explained that due to decreased fire danger and an…
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Evacuation Levels lifted for Boulder Creek Fire
Evacuation Levels Lifted for Boulder Creek Fire Evacuation Levels Lifted for Boulder Creek Fire August 22, 2024 UPDATE Effective immediately, all Level 1 (Be Ready) and Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation levels associated with the Boulder Creek Fire have been lifted. Residents who were previously under these notices may now return to normal activities. While…
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Ambulance Advisory Subcommittee Meeting
Ambulance Advisory Subcommittee Meeting The Union County Ambulance Advisory Subcommittee will meet Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss and evaluate the request of a reassignment of the Union Ambulance Service Area.
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County Wide Burn Ban Effective Immediately
County Wide Burn Ban Effective Immediately In a special session today, the Union County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to implement the County Wide Burn Ban/Regulated Use restrictions at the recommendation of the Union County Fire Defense Board. As specified in County Ordinance 2024-02, the commissioners may ban all fires outside incorporated cities within Union…
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County Begins Regulated Use Fire Season
County Begins Regulated Use Fire Season Union County regulated use fire season will begin on July 1, 2024, which pertains to the use of incinerators, burn barrels, improved fire pits, fire appliances, and prohibits burning other than regulated agricultural field burning and prescribed fires authorized by state and federal agencies as conditions allow. As described…
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County Regulated Use Fire Season Ends
Union County Ends Regulated Use Fire Season for 2023 The 2023 Union County Regulated Use Fire Season will end September 30 as specified by county ordinance 2018-01. The use of burn barrels, improved fire pits and fire appliances are allowed without a permit but must meet the siting requirements listed in the ordinance.…
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Union County Emergency Services Receives Wildhorse Grant
Union County Emergency Services Receives Wildhorse Grant Union County Emergency Services has been awarded a grant in the amount of $9,200 for enhancing swiftwater rescue capabilities from the Wildhorse Foundation. Due to an increase in water rescue calls in recent years, both Union County Search and Rescue and La Grande Fire Department recognized…
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Jones Butte Fire
Jones Butte Fire Update – July 29, 2023 6:00 p.m. Fire officials on the Jones Butte Fire located two miles northwest of Elgin, Oregon have lifted all evacuation levels in their entirety late this afternoon. The fire, which was last mapped at 111 acres in size is now reported at 50% containment as of…
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2023 Regulated Use Fire Season Begins
The Union County annual regulated use fire season outside of city limits began July 1, 2023. During regulated fire season no open burning is allowed on public or private lands outside of city limits in Union County. The use of incinerators and burn barrels for the burning of trash within the described lands shall be…
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Protect from Disaster
Union County Emergency Services Nick Vora, Emergency Manager nvora@union-county.org 1106 K Avenue, La Grande, OR 97850 PHONE (541) 963-1009 • FAX (541) 963-1079 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Annette Powers 541-963-1001 May 12, 2023 Protecting your Family from Disaster Individuals interested in learning ways to become better prepared for disaster are invited to attend a brief…