Media Information Release
Type of incident: Structure Fire
Address of incident: 400 block of NE 51/2 Street, Prineville, Oregon
Incident date: 4/24/2024 Alarm Time: 1418 hours
Description of occupancy: Several outbuildings and sheds
Owner, occupant: Sheds were unoccupied, full of miscellaneous personal items
Circumstances found on arrival; actions taken: Arriving crews found several sheds/outbuildings on fire, with fire spreading rapidly to additional structures. Crews were able to control the fire before it extended to a nearby tri-plex.
Injuries, rescues, other information of interest: No injuries
Responding Apparatus: Two fire engines, one ambulance, and several command vehicles responded
Responding Personnel: 15 firefighters
Mutual Aid assistance by: CCFR was assisted on scene by the Prineville Police Department and City of Prineville Public Works Department. Jefferson County Fire and EMS sent an ambulance to cover the district during the incident.
Probable fire cause: Cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.
Contact: Division Chief – Fire Marshal Russell Deboodt
Office: 541-447-5011
Crook County Fire and Rescue is excited to announce it will be upgrading and remodeling the main station in Prineville, Oregon. This project was made possible by a Seismic Rehabilitation Grant from the state of Oregon, and financing through the Special Public Works Fund, also through Business Oregon. This is the first major upgrade to the main station since it was last remodeled in 2006.
The project will include individual sleeping quarters for crews, upgraded bathroom facilities, and an update to the kitchen. It also will include health and wellness upgrades, allowing turnouts to be stored separately from the apparatus bay, keeping them separated from the diesel exhaust of the fire engines and ambulances. A separate equipment cleaning room will also be added, allowing for the decon of equipment after a fire in a more appropriate location. The exterior of the station will also look different in the end with siding and roof upgrades which will help strengthen the station and make it more resilient during a natural disaster.
Construction is slated to begin the end of April, and is scheduled to be completed by November 1st of this year. The district will be operating out of a temporary facility within the city limits, and 24-hour service will be maintained throughout the duration of the project. The district does not anticipate any interruption in service to the community during this time.
The district’s general business line, 541-447-5011, will still be functioning and in-person service can be made at the district’s annex building located at 205 NE 4th Street, Prineville, Oregon. For community members needing to mail items to the district, the mailing address will remain the same at 500 NE Belknap Street, Prineville, Oregon. For questions, please contact Fire Chief Matt Smith, or Division Chief Russell Deboodt.
The district would like to thank Business Oregon for their help and guidance through this process, as well as our local partners, the City of Prineville and Crook County for their support for this project.