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Dexter Rural Fire Protection District

Dexter Rural Fire Protection District

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LOCAL FIRE WEATHER Feb 6

Dexter Rural Fire Protection District
Fog or Ice
60°F
37°F

Moderate

Fog or ice fog, sky invisible, no appreciable change, high temperatures forecasted for today.

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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.

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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

Feb 6
60.4°F 36.9°F
Fog or Ice
Moderate Fire Conditions

Fog or ice fog, sky invisible, no appreciable change, high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight 7:21am - 5:28pm
Precipitation 2%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 55 - 79 %
Winds WNW 4.6 - 4.7 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.27 m³/m³

Sat

Feb 7
58.2°F 43.6°F
Slight Continuous Rain
Moderate Fire Conditions

Rain, not freezing, continuous, slight, elevated winds and high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight 7:20am - 5:30pm
Precipitation 88%, 4.4 mm
Rel. Humidity 54 - 93 %
Winds ESE 7.3 - 15.4 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.28 m³/m³

Sun

Feb 8
53.1°F 43.2°F
Slight Rain Showers
Moderate Fire Conditions

Rain shower(s), slight, elevated winds and high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight 7:19am - 5:31pm
Precipitation 97%, 40 mm
Rel. Humidity 81 - 99 %
Winds SSE 9.5 - 16.6 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.36 m³/m³

Mon

Feb 9
49.7°F 36.1°F
Moderate Drizzle
Moderate Fire Conditions

Drizzle, not freezing, continuous, moderate, elevated winds forecasted for today.

Daylight 7:18am - 5:32pm
Precipitation 62%, 2.2 mm
Rel. Humidity 73 - 98 %
Winds ESE 4.7 - 14.1 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.31 m³/m³

Tue

Feb 10
55.4°F 34.1°F
Cloudy
Low Fire Conditions

Clouds generally forming or developing, Generally favorable conditions for burning.

Daylight 7:16am - 5:34pm
Precipitation 12%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 48 - 96 %
Winds E 5.6 - 6.3 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.29 m³/m³

Wed

Feb 11
54.3°F 34.9°F
Clear
Low Fire Conditions

Cloud development not observed or not observable, Generally favorable conditions for burning.

Daylight 7:15am - 5:35pm
Precipitation 9%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 59 - 97 %
Winds SE 4.3 - 3.4 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.28 m³/m³

Thu

Feb 12
54.5°F 35.9°F
Cloudy
Low Fire Conditions

Clouds generally forming or developing, Generally favorable conditions for burning.

Daylight 7:14am - 5:36pm
Precipitation 28%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 52 - 95 %
Winds SE 5.4 - 4.3 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.27 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 Feb 6 12:02pm.

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