By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The board of the Central Coast Fire & Rescue District has issued a strong statement of support for its chief after receiving an investigator’s report about an on-duty dispute during a July 2 traffic accident involving his wife. The board’s statement also admonished a small group of residents using […]
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Central Coast fire board hires investigator to examine allegations surrounding chief’s response to accident involving wife
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board voted during a special meeting last week to hire an outside investigator to sort out chief Jamie Mason’s response to a July 2 auto accident involving his wife. The investigation is expected to take 3-4 weeks. Ericka Mason was pulling onto U.S. […]
Owners of iconic Ziggurat House in Tenmile community pick through the pieces of their destroyed house Friday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews TENMILE – With the scent of charred timbers in the air a single firefighter from Yachats hosed down a smoking hotspot Friday inside the iconic Ziggurat House overlooking the ocean just north of Tenmile Creek. An investigator from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office donned a hazmat suit before going inside […]
Disagreements between Seal Rock and Central Coast fire boards, chiefs may jeopardize 2-year-old agreement to share personnel
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Can this marriage be saved? Does it need to be? Or do they want it to be? A two-year-old agreement between the Seal Rock Fire District and Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue to share firefighters could be unraveling after a sudden shift in directions by a new Seal Rock board […]
House 9 miles up the Alsea River goes up in flames Thursday after firefighters from three agencies hampered by access issues
TIDEWATER – A house on the south side of the Alsea River accessible only by boat was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon after firefighters from three agencies were unable to get to it quickly. No one was hurt in the fire, which was first reported at 3:40 p.m. The home was used by Jack […]