JACKSON COUNTY

FIRE DISTRICT 5

General Information

Stations

Fire District 5 operates from three stations, both staffed 24-hours a day with paid Firefighter/EMT's. Headquarters Station #1, located at 5811 South Pacific Highway in Phoenix, Oregon, houses all administrative staff as well as emergency response personnel. Station #2 is located at 40 Neil Creek Road in Ashland, just off Highway 66 behind the Maverick Steak House restaurant, and Station #3 is at 116 W. Second Street inside the City of Phoenix.

     Tours

    Station tours are available weekdays between

    8:00 am and 5:00 pm, just drop by and bring the kids!

    For group, weekend or evening tours,

    phone ahead of time and we will eagerly

    accommodate if at all possible. 

Personnel

Fire District 5 employs twenty-four paid Firefighters / Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's), all of whom work 24-hour shifts. Forty Volunteer and Student Firefighters supplement the staffing day and night at both stations. In addition, there are four administrative personnel: Fire Chief, Division Chief/Training Officer, Business Manager and Receptionist.

Alarms

In 2009, the District responded to 2,069 emergency calls, categorized as follows:

Rescue/Medicals:   1,075                  

Motor Vehicle Collisions:   97

Vehicle Fires:   18              

Structure Fires:   49                              

Grass/Brush Fires:   32

Illegal Outdoor Burning/Smoke Investigations:   212

Public Assists:   146

Hazardous Conditions / Spills:   30

Good Intent/False Alarms:   374

Other/Miscellaneous:   36

Response Area

In Southern Jackson County, Oregon, Fire District 5 responds to the Cities of Talent and Phoenix, as well as unincorporated areas outside Ashland, Talent and Phoenix...about 110 square miles in all, with an estimated population of 20,000 people.