North Lincoln Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Doug Kerr will be retiring Feb. 29 after giving 90-day notice to the North Lincoln Fire & Rescue Board of Directors in November.
Lincoln and Polk Counties have sent a combined task force with Newport, Toledo and North Lincoln Fire & Rescue (NLFR) sending Type 1 engines, to help fight the "Camp Fire" wildfire in Butte County.
While the peak August fire season brought 839 blazes and burned 69,600 acres of Oregon land, there was a reduction in human-caused fires in comparison to the 10-year average.
A small fire on the roof around the chimney at Salishan Lodge in Gleneden Beach was quickly doused Wednesday evening upon arrival by the Depoe Bay, North Lincoln and Newport fire departments.
