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Mt. Vernon Fire Department

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LOCAL FIRE WEATHER Oct 15

Mt. Vernon Fire Department
Fog or Ice
60°F
40°F

Moderate

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

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Mt. Vernon Fire Department

The Mount Vernon Fire Department employs 40 people housed at the West Gambier Street location. The department offers fire suppression, emergency medical care, fire prevention, and public information services to the citizens of Mount Vernon.

The Mount Vernon Fire Department was established in 1849. The first paid firefighters were appointed in 1891. Initially, there were three fire stations located at the intersection of Mansfield Avenue and Curtis Street, on West Vine Street between Mechanic Street and West Street, and on North Gay Street between the Methodist and Episcopal churches. In 1914, the City closed two of the stations and concentrated its equipment and workforce to the Gay Street location. The fire department was moved to the Northeast corner of Public Square in 1918 so that better access to the entire city could be obtained.

In the late 1950’s it became apparent that the facility on Public Square was no longer sufficient to house the fire department. Plans were implemented to build a new station. In 1965, the fire department was relocated to 207 West Ohio Avenue into a building that was once a boat sales agency. The building was heavily damaged in the flood of 1959, but updates were made and the facility was repaired so that it could house the apparatus and manpower.

With the railroad traffic that was prevalent at the time, a second fire station was needed in the South end of the City. The Elmwood fire station was built on Ames Street in 1967. The fire department operated out of these two buildings until 2000 when the new facility located at 200 West Gambier Street was completed and able to be utilized.

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7-Day Fire Weather Forecast

Mt. Vernon Fire Department, 199 US-26, Mt Vernon, OR 97865, USA

Today

Oct 15
60.3°F 40°F
Fog or Ice
Moderate Fire Conditions

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

Daylight 7:12am - 6:11pm
Precipitation 0%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 28 - 84 %
Winds NW 12.1 - 15 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.22 m³/m³

Thu

Oct 16
64.6°F 35.1°F
Cloudy
Moderate Fire Conditions

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

Daylight 7:13am - 6:10pm
Precipitation 0%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 17 - 71 %
Winds NW 10.5 - 12.1 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.21 m³/m³

Fri

Oct 17
64.4°F 41.5°F
Cloudy
Moderate Fire Conditions

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

Daylight 7:14am - 6:08pm
Precipitation 0%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 30 - 68 %
Winds WNW 9.6 - 14.5 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.20 m³/m³

Sat

Oct 18
69.2°F 41.3°F
Cloudy
Moderate Fire Conditions

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

Daylight 7:16am - 6:06pm
Precipitation 3%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 15 - 76 %
Winds ESE 7.4 - 11 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.19 m³/m³

Sun

Oct 19
58.8°F 42.4°F
Slight Continuous Rain
Moderate Fire Conditions

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

Daylight 7:17am - 6:05pm
Precipitation 51%, 6.8 mm
Rel. Humidity 35 - 93 %
Winds SE 11.5 - 18.1 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.27 m³/m³

Mon

Oct 20
49.6°F 37.3°F
Cloudy
Low Fire Conditions

Clouds generally forming or developing, Favorable conditions for burning.

Daylight 7:18am - 6:03pm
Precipitation 10%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 57 - 93 %
Winds W 6.7 - 7.8 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.24 m³/m³

Tue

Oct 21
51.9°F 37.7°F
Cloudy
Moderate Fire Conditions

Clouds generally forming or developing, elevated winds forecasted for today.

Daylight 7:20am - 6:01pm
Precipitation 5%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 50 - 86 %
Winds WSW 8.7 - 14.1 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.22 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 Oct 15 9:20am.

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