October 18, 2024 1:30 p.m. 

A Roseburg home is a total loss following a fire Thursday night.

A Roseburg Fire Department report said shortly after 11:30 p.m. Roseburg Fire Department personnel responded to a structure fire in the 900 block of Northeast Grandview Drive.

Fire Chief Tyler Christopherson said a reporting party notified dispatchers that two residents were heard screaming from the back of the structure and were possibly located inside the home at the time of the call. Christopherson said dispatch notified first responders that it was unknown if all residents had evacuated the structure.

While firefighters were responding to the fire, two Roseburg Police Department officers arrived on the scene. An officer heard a scream at the back of the home and was able to locate the two occupants at the back of the residence. Both were able to escape from the burning house.

Christopherson said upon arrival at the scene, firefighters found a single story, residential structure with heavy fire and smoke coming from the house as well as a carport and the front engine compartment of a vehicle located in the driveway.

Firefighters conducted a primary and secondary search, extinguished the fire, and completed extensive overhaul. The home, carport, and vehicle all sustained structural, smoke and water damage. The displaced family included two adult residents. Personnel from Adapt were able to assist the residents with temporary housing. One family cat did not survive the fire.

Christopherson said a fire investigator was on scene and the exact cause of the fire is under investigation. 13 firefighters assisted with firefighting operations. Assisting agencies included Umpqua Valley Ambulance, Central Douglas Fire and Rescue, Roseburg Police Department, Adapt, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Pacific Power.