Medical Transportation Services
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Disclaimer: These services are listed for informational purposes only. The Lookingglass Rural Fire District does not endorse or recommend these services. You will need to decide for yourself if they are appropriate for your needs.
- FireMed— Emergency ambulance service for $65.00 per household per year.
“As a FIREMED member, you and your household receive the following: emergency treatment and transportation, paramedic rescue, and travel coverage within our coverage area.”
- Life Flight Network— medically necessary emergency flights for $60.00 per household per year.
“Life Flight Network is a medical transport service provided by a consortium of Oregon Health & Science University, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, and Providence Health & Services. All are dedicated to improving patient outcomes by providing helicopter, fixed-wing, and ground ambulance support to seriously ill or injured patients in a safe and timely manner. We bring the ICU to you.”
Douglas County
- Douglas Forest Protective Association (DFPA):
- Burn Information
- Douglas County Sherrif’s Office:
- Make non-emergency phone calls to 541-440-4471, such as for arranging test of smart-device emergency calls or to report non-emergency incidents or crimes.
- Online reporting of non-emergency incidents or crimes on minor criminal offenses, non-injury accidents, insurance reports, suspicious activity and more.
- Local Emergency Preparedness
- Old and unused medications may be disposed at the Sheriff’s Office:
- 6 am to midnight
- 1036 SE Douglas Ave.
- Roseburg, OR 97470
- 541-440-4463
- Douglas County Recycle Power
- Information on what and where to recycle.
- Household Hazardous Waste disposal.
Oregon
- Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal
- Personal Fire Safety
- Video on Making Your Home Less Vulnerable to Wildfire
- Home Fire Safety Checklist
National
- National Programs for Fire Control
- U.S. Fire Administration
- National Interagency Fire Center
- National Fire Safety Programs
- Close Your Door safety initiative
After proving a closed door could potentially save lives in a fire, the Underwriters Laboratories Firefighter Safety Research Institute (UL FSRI) has committed to share this finding with the world.
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): Public Education
We can all help make the world a safer place by learning more about how and why fires start. We offer dozens of consumer-friendly fact sheets on a wide range of timely and important topics – everything you need to know to keep you, your family, and your neighbors safe from fire and related hazards.
NFPA’s Firewise USA® program teaches people how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to work together and take action now to prevent losses.
“The Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) Program, commonly known as the Smokey Bear Program, was created to maintain public awareness of the need to prevent human-caused wildfires. It is managed by the US Forest Service in cooperation with the Advertising Council, Inc. (Ad Council) and the National Association of State Foresters (NASF).”
Games and activities for kids about fire safety.