Mailing Address: 1400 W. 8th Street, The Dalles, Oregon 97058
Division Chief Wood started his fire service career as an Explorer Scout with the Estacada Fire District in Estacada Oregon. Upon graduating high school, he joined the Boring Fire Protection District as a Volunteer Firefighter/EMT while attending college at Clackamas Community College. He was hired by Wasco Rural Fire Protection District (later became Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue) in April 1990 as an Engineer/EMT. Chief Wood rose through the ranks of Lieutenant, Captain and finally Division Chief filling the role of Training Officer for 11 years before transitioning to the Fire Marshal position in January 2019.
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Website Accessibility Policy
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:
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.
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.
