Governance

Board Meetings

Our Board of Directors generally meets on the third Monday of each month at 5:30pm in the Training Room at Station 1. 1400 W. 8th Street, The Dalles, Oregon 97058

Board Members

Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue is governed by a Board of Directors, elected at-large by registered voters within the district. Board members serve a four year term in office.

Civil Service Commission Meetings

Administrative Staff

Our administrative staff is dedicated to providing excellent services to our customers in a reliable, fiscally responsible manner.

District Transparency

Our district is dedicated to operating in a transparent manner, and posts relevant financial and operational documents to our site as they become available.

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Our Mission

Provide professional services and education that minimizes loss of life and property.

Website Accesibilty Policy Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue

Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations

Call us at (541) 296-9445

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we make the last three months' reports available to the public.

August 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report

July 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report

June 2021 Website Accessibility Compliance Report

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (541) 296-9445.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.