June 17, 2025 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 and exercises on Reservoir Hill in Roseburg on June 23rd, 25th and 27th.

An RFD release said training will take place each day from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 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 fire 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 assist with protection on the nearby residential properties and City of Roseburg assets before the larger burns begin.

The release said the training objectives will include refresher training on wildland firefighting tactics in conjunction with local fire agencies, continued training on command-and-control procedures for multi-unit incident response and eliminating fuels to minimize the threat of an uncontrolled burn in the area.

The public is asked to stay 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.