Ambulance Advisory Committee Member Needed
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 […]
County Wide Burn Ban
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 […]
County Urges Preparedness for Eclipse
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 […]
Union County Begins Regulated Fire Season
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 […]
Ambulance Advisory Committee Meeting
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
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 […]
Union County Eases Restrictions on County Wide Burn Ban
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 due to the recent […]
Union County Implements County Wide Burn Ban
Union County Implements County Wide Burn Ban 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 in County Ordinance 2016-01, the commissioners may ban all fires outside incorporated cities within Union County. […]
Ambulance Advisory Committee Meeting
Notice of Ambulance Advisory Committee Meeting: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 6:00PM Commissioner’s Annex Conference Room 1106 K Avenue, La Grande All meetings of this committee are open to the public.
Press Release June 9, 2016
Press Release For Immediate Release June 9, 2016 Union County Participated in Region-wide Cascadia Rising Exercise Several agencies throughout Union County worked together today to participate in the Union County Cascadia Rising Earthquake drill. Cascadia Rising is based on the Cascadia Subduction Zone which is a convergent plate boundary that stretches from Vancouver Island to […]
Union County to Participate in Region-wide Cascadia Rising Exercise
Union County to Participate in Region-wide Cascadia Rising Exercise May 23, 2016 Several agencies throughout Oregon, Idaho and Washington will be participating in the Cascadia Rising Earthquake exercise next month. Cascadia Rising is based on the Cascadia Subduction Zone which is a convergent plate boundary that stretches from Vancouver Island to northern California. Subduction zone […]
Telephone Service Disruption
Union County Emergency Services Union County Sheriff’s Office La Grande Police Department Telephone Service Disruption On Wednesday March 23, 2016 from 12:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m., the (541) 963-1017 Law Enforcement telephone business line will be inoperable due to the phone provider relocating to a new physical location. As a result, all non-emergent calls utilizing […]