Dexter Rural Fire Protection District

Current Conditions

LOCAL FIRE WEATHER Dec 28

Fog or Ice

46°F

33°F

Low

Fog or ice fog, sky invisible, no appreciable change, Favorable conditions for burning.

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About

Dexter Rural Fire Protection District

Dexter Rural Fire Protection District proudly protects a population of approximately 2800, and helps provide coverage to the surrounding communities through mutual aid agreements.

Public Contact Information

Emergency Phone
Call 911
Website
http://www.dexterfire.org/about-us
Public Status Page
https://beforeyouburn.com/a/dexter-rural-fire-protection-district
Email
[email protected]
Non-Emergency Phone
(541) 937-3045

Dexter Fire provides structure and wildland fire protection, ILS emergency medical services, water rescue, and vehicle extrication and stabilization. The Dexter Fire District includes parts of Oregon Highway 58, the Willamette River, Union Pacific Railroad, and 2 large lakes; Dexter and Lookout Point. Dexter Fire houses a number of fire and rescue apparatus at our single fire station, station #21. Station 21 houses 2 "command" vehicles, 2 fire (pumper) engines,, 1 EMS Squad, and 1 water tender.

With the combination of both career and volunteer staff, Dexter Fire strives to provide 24 hour coverage, 7 days a week. Dexter Fire employs a full time Fire Chief/EMT-Intermediate, a part time Office Administrator. a part time Captain/Paramedic and 3 fulltime Engineer/EMTs. Career staff work a rotating 48/96 hour shift living inside of the fire station during their shift. This allows the community a dedicated Fire and EMS response no matter the time. The Fire District relies on our dedicated volunteer/reserve firefighters who live both in and out of district. Resident volunteers, or "sleepers", are volunteers that have a primary residence at the fire station in exchange for providing emergency services when not at school or work. Dexter Fire currently has 2 sleepers on a rotating 24/48 hour shift schedule. Sleepers are allowed to leave during their shift for work, and encouraged to attend school. Dexter Fire is always looking for ways to improve our capaibilities and we are always looking for people to fill positions of resident and in or out of district volunteers/reserves.

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7-Day Fire Weather Forecast

Dexter Rural Fire Protection District, 82781 Barbre Rd, Dexter, OR 97431, USA

Today

Dec 28

45.8°F 33.2°F

Fog or Ice

Low Fire Conditions

Fog or ice fog, sky invisible, no appreciable change, Favorable conditions for burning.

Daylight	7:45am - 4:41pm
Precipitation	5%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity	68 - 98 %
Winds	NW 5.1 - 5.6 mp/h
Soil Moisture	0.30 m³/m³

Mon

Dec 29

50.2°F 33.9°F

Cloudy

Low Fire Conditions

Clouds generally forming or developing, Favorable conditions for burning.

Daylight	7:45am - 4:41pm
Precipitation	4%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity	67 - 89 %
Winds	NW 3.4 - 4.3 mp/h
Soil Moisture	0.29 m³/m³

Tue

Dec 30

54.8°F 38.4°F

Cloudy

Low Fire Conditions

Clouds generally forming or developing, Favorable conditions for burning.

Daylight	7:45am - 4:42pm
Precipitation	0%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity	58 - 94 %
Winds	E 3.7 - 3.6 mp/h
Soil Moisture	0.29 m³/m³

Wed

Dec 31

58.2°F 42.5°F

Cloudy

Moderate Fire Conditions

Clouds generally forming or developing, high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight	7:45am - 4:43pm
Precipitation	4%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity	55 - 91 %
Winds	ESE 4.4 - 4 mp/h
Soil Moisture	0.29 m³/m³

Thu

Jan 1

50.1°F 44.6°F

Moderate Drizzle

Moderate Fire Conditions

Drizzle, not freezing, continuous, moderate, high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight	7:45am - 4:44pm
Precipitation	45%, 6.8 mm
Rel. Humidity	76 - 99 %
Winds	ESE 4.6 - 5.8 mp/h
Soil Moisture	0.29 m³/m³

Fri

Jan 2

59.5°F 45.8°F

Slight Drizzle

Moderate Fire Conditions

Drizzle, not freezing, continuous, slight, high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight	7:45am - 4:45pm
Precipitation	49%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity	63 - 99 %
Winds	ESE 6.3 - 12.1 mp/h
Soil Moisture	0.33 m³/m³

Sat

Jan 3

47.4°F 41.4°F

Moderate Drizzle

High Fire Conditions

Drizzle, not freezing, continuous, moderate, very high winds and high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight	7:45am - 4:46pm
Precipitation	37%, 6 mm
Rel. Humidity	89 - 99 %
Winds	SSE 9.8 - 31.1 mp/h
Soil Moisture	0.32 m³/m³

** Yellow or Red highlights indicates more dangerous fire weather conditions. Please verify burning status with your local fire agency.

Weather source: noaa.gov. Updated Dec 28 5:49am.

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