Category: Emergency Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Union County Implements County Wide Burn Ban Effective Immediately  Union County Board of Commissioners voted today to implement the County Wide Burn Ban/Regulated Use restrictions at the recommendation of the Union County Fire Defense Board. As specified in 2018-01 Burn Ordinance, the commissioners may ban all fires outside…

The Union County Ambulance District Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 6 @ 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Commissioner’s Annex Conference room located at 1106 K Avenue. All meetings of this committee are open to the public.

September 20, 2017 Union County Eases Restrictions on County Wide Burn Ban Union County Board of Commissioners voted in a regular county commission session today to ease the County Wide Burn Ban/Regulated Use restrictions effective immediately at the recommendation of the Union County Fire Defense Board. Fire Defense Board Chief Larry Wooldridge stated that with…

Union County Ambulance Advisory Committee Member Needed The Union County Board of Commissioners are seeking volunteer applications from citizens interested in serving on the Union County Ambulance Advisory Committee. Representation is needed from a citizen residing in either La Grande, North Powder, Cove or Imbler. Interested persons are asked to submit a completed Advisory Committee…

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 9, 2017 Union County Implements County Wide Burn Ban Effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 11, 2017 Union County Board of Commissioners voted in an emergency session today to implement the County Wide Burn Ban/Regulated Use restrictions at the recommendation of the Union County Fire Defense Board. As specified…

Monday, June 26, 2017 County Urges Preparedness for Eclipse The total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 will arc across the United States from Oregon all the way to the southeastern coast of South Carolina. This is the first total solar eclipse in 38 years to cross the continental US and is expected to attract…

June 26, 2017 Union County Begins Regulated Fire Season Union County will begin regulated annual fire season on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 12:01 a.m. outside of city limits. County Officials caution that even though heavy snow was received this past winter and the county experienced a cool, wet spring, as fuels cure there will…

The Union County Ambulance District Advisory Committee will be meeting on Monday, April 17, 2017 in the Commissioner’s Annex conference room located at 1106 K Avenue.  The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.  All meetings of this committee are open to the public.

Emergency Notification Service Available Union County enlisted the emergency notification service, AlertSense in 2015 and then switched to Everbridge in 2021.  Emergency alerts can be used to alert the public in the event of a natural disaster, public health threats, need for evacuation, events that pose a danger to the citizens of the county as…