Public Records

The Fire District fully complies with Oregon Public Records Law, ORS 192.311 to ORS 192.431.

Specificity of Request: In order to facilitate the public's access to records in the District's possession, and to avoid unnecessary expenditure of staff time, persons requesting access to public records for inspection or copying, or who submit written requests for copies of public records, shall specify the records requested with particularity, furnishing the dates, subject matter and such other detail as may be necessary to enable District personnel to readily locate the records sought.

Access: The District shall permit inspection and examination of its nonexempt public records during regular business hours in the District's offices, or such other locations as the Board may reasonably designate from time to time. Copies of nonexempt public records maintained in machine readable or electronic form shall be furnished, if available, in the form requested. If not available in the form requested, such records shall be made available in the form in which they are maintained.

Fees for Public Records are outlined in Fire District Ordinance 2008-01 and Board Resolution 2009-04 and are limited by provision of ORS 192.324. Contact the business office at 541-296-9445 for more information.

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:

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.

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.