June 10, 2026 3:40 a.m.
The City of Roseburg Fire Department, Central Douglas Fire & Rescue, and Cow Creek Tribal Fire Management will be actively engaging in wildland fire training exercises on Reservoir Hill in Roseburg on June 15th, 17th, and 19th.
A Roseburg Fire Department release said during the training exercises, live burning will occur throughout the day. Training will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. Firefighters may remain at the training location for an extended period after training has concluded for site cleanup.
The training exercises will occur on property owned by the City of Roseburg, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, and private landowners. The live burn training will occur on three separate portions of the hillside to allow for training on each of the days. In preparation for the training exercises, firefighters will be conducting small, controlled burns on Wednesday to create a safety barrier for the nearby residential properties and City of Roseburg assets before the larger burn begins on June 15th.
The training objectives will include refresher training on wildland firefighting tactics in conjunction with local agencies, continued training on command and control procedures for multi-unit incident response and eliminating fuels in an effort to minimize the threat of an uncontrolled burn in the area.
The release said photographers and the public are asked to say clear of the designated training burn site. Drone operators are reminded that flying drones over the prescribed burn site is prohibited for both safety reasons and potential interference with firefighting operations.