Firefighters in Eugene and Springfield say they want to be governed by a special district because they are under resourced as part of the city budgets. To test this claim, The Register-Guard collected ...

The department also reports that about 22% of accidental structure fires were caused by electrical problems. It took an average of 6 minutes and 55 seconds for the first unit of the fire department to ...

Care facilities may see charges next year for calling in firefighters for non-emergency transportation or assistance. City commissioners will vote on the proposal at the Oct. 21 meeting, which would ...

The cities of Springfield and Eugene are considering forming an Intergovernmental Entity (IGE) to govern the Eugene Springfield Fire department. Officials face two main options: create the IGE or ...

We compared metrics from five fire departments, Eugene Springfield trailed. Firefighters want a district for more resources. Eugene Springfield Fire has less funding and staff than other departments ...