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Mt. Vernon Fire Department

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LOCAL FIRE WEATHER Oct 7

Mt. Vernon Fire Department
Clear
75°F
42°F

Moderate

Cloud development not observed or not observable, low relative humidity, 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 7
74.5°F 41.6°F
Clear
Moderate Fire Conditions

Cloud development not observed or not observable, low relative humidity, elevated winds, and high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight 7:02am - 6:25pm
Precipitation 0%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 19 - 40 %
Winds E 12.5 - 19.7 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.18 m³/m³

Wed

Oct 8
77.9°F 51.8°F
Clear
Moderate Fire Conditions

Cloud development not observed or not observable, low relative humidity, elevated winds, and high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight 7:03am - 6:23pm
Precipitation 3%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 14 - 39 %
Winds SE 15.3 - 23.9 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.18 m³/m³

Thu

Oct 9
76.3°F 47.5°F
Cloudy
High Fire Conditions

Clouds generally forming or developing, low relative humidity, very high winds, and high temperatures forecasted for today.

Daylight 7:04am - 6:22pm
Precipitation 6%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 15 - 49 %
Winds SE 16 - 25.9 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.17 m³/m³

Fri

Oct 10
74.5°F 49.4°F
Cloudy
High Fire Conditions

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

Daylight 7:06am - 6:20pm
Precipitation 23%, 0 mm
Rel. Humidity 14 - 69 %
Winds S 20.7 - 32.4 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.16 m³/m³

Sat

Oct 11
52.9°F 41.7°F
Slight Drizzle
High Fire Conditions

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

Daylight 7:07am - 6:18pm
Precipitation 36%, 1.3 mm
Rel. Humidity 46 - 87 %
Winds WSW 12.5 - 30.9 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.17 m³/m³

Sun

Oct 12
46.7°F 38.3°F
Light Continuous Snow
High Fire Conditions

Continuous fall of snowflakes, moderate, very high winds forecasted for today.

Daylight 7:08am - 6:16pm
Precipitation 42%, 3.3 mm
Rel. Humidity 62 - 100 %
Winds W 8.3 - 31.5 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.19 m³/m³

Mon

Oct 13
42°F 38.6°F
Slight Drizzle
Low Fire Conditions

Drizzle, not freezing, continuous, slight, Favorable conditions for burning.

Daylight 7:09am - 6:15pm
Precipitation 33%, 0.9 mm
Rel. Humidity 81 - 100 %
Winds SSW 4.7 - 5.1 mp/h
Soil Moisture 0.24 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 7 3:32pm.

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