At 4:28 p.m. on December 9, 2024, Roseburg Fire Department personnel responded to a reported residential structure fire at 831 SE Mosher Avenue.  Douglas County Dispatch received a report of a kitchen fire inside of a residential apartment with fire spreading to the interior walls and roof of the structure. 

Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke showing from a window on the backside of the multi-unit, two story apartment complex, as well as fire showing from the roof vent. They found a kitchen stove on fire that had spread to nearby walls, cabinets, and into the ceiling portion of the structure within the kitchen area.  Firefighters extinguished the fire and stopped forward spread of the fire to the remaining portion of the apartment and the remaining units within the multi-unit apartment complex.  They also completed a primary and secondary search to ensure all residents were out of the structure.  All residents were able to evacuate the home prior to firefighters arriving.

The primary apartment sustained structural, smoke, and water damage.  Three residents resided at the apartment and were uninjured in the fire.  The cause of the fire was accidental in nature and determined to be a cooking fire. Fifteen firefighters assisted with firefighting operations.  Other agencies assisting with the fire included Douglas County Fire District #2, Umpqua Valley Ambulance, Pacific Power, Avista Utilities, and the Roseburg Police Department.

The Roseburg Fire Department would like to remind everyone of the importance of working smoke alarms and ensuring you have the appropriate number of smoke alarms installed in the home.  Remember to make sure you have working smoke alarms on every level of your home, outside each sleeping area and in every bedroom.  The Roseburg Fire Department recommends encourages homeowners to consider a home fire sprinkler system for increased protection.

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At 12:07 p.m. on December 7, 2024, Roseburg Fire Department personnel responded to a residential structure fire located at 431 SE Leland Street. The reporting party had noted the roof of the residential structure was on fire and all occupants were out of the home.  

Firefighters arrived on scene to find a two story residential structure with heavy smoke showing from both the roof vents and the vents in the gable ends. Firefighters found an active fire inside the attic of the two story structure. Firefighters completed a primary and secondary search of the home, extinguished the fire, and completed overhaul. Stop loss measures were taken to cover holes in the roof from impending weather.

A fire investigator was on scene. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical in nature. The structure sustained structural, smoke, and water damage.

Fourteen firefighters assisted with firefighting operations.  Other agencies assisting with the fire included Umpqua Valley Ambulance, Roseburg Police Department, Avista Utilities, and Pacific Power.  

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At 2:43 a.m. on December 2, 2024, Roseburg Fire Department personnel responded to a reported small transient fire next to a commercial structure located at 1693 W. Harvard Avenue. The reporting party had noted the fire was close to a commercial structure located on the property. 

Firefighters arrived on scene to find an active fire on the exterior portion of the commercial structure, which had extended into the interior portion of the structure.  The commercial structure houses multiple businesses, although the fire occurred at the portion of the structure occupied by Harvard Shoe Repair.  Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and stopped the forward spread of the fire to the remaining portion of the commercial structure. Firefighters completed a search of the structure and determined no occupants were inside the structure at the time of the fire.  

While firefighters were handling containment of the fire at 1693 W. Harvard Avenue, a secondary fire was reported to Douglas County Dispatch, as being in a nearby dumpster located at 1739 W. Harvard.  Firefighters with Central Douglas Fire and Rescue located the fire and assisted with extinguishment of the secondary fire inside the dumpster.

The commercial structure at 1693 W. Harvard Avenue sustained structural, smoke, and water damage.  Firefighters remained on scene to complete overhaul.  A fire investigator was on scene and the cause of both fires remains under investigation.  Ten firefighters assisted with firefighting operations.  Other agencies assisting with the fire included Umpqua Valley Ambulance, Roseburg Police Department, Avista Utilities, and Pacific Power.  Thank you again to Central Douglas Fire & Rescue for the assistance with extinguishing the dumpster fire that occurred simultaneously.

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