OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Mission Statement The organization’s mission statement should clearly define the primary purpose of the organization’s existence. Each member should commit the mission to memory. The internal planning team, through a consensus process and based on feedback from the citizen forum, reviewed and revised the district’s mission statement.
OUR VISION STATEMENT
A vision statement provides a future view that can be shared, a clear sense of direction, a mobilization of energy, and gives a sense of being engaged in something important. Vision statements provide a direction of how things can be and a sense of organizational purpose.
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Guiding principles (also frequently referred to as “core values”) succinctly define the organization’s culture and belief system, thus providing a foundation in an environment that is always changing. The strategic planning team referenced stakeholder insights to arrive at five guiding principles for WLFEA.
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News & Announcements
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the regular joint board meeting of Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue, Western Lane Ambulance District, and the Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority is scheduled for Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:00 pm.; there will be no meeting held in November.
The public is invited to join the meeting in person or on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87175988581
or call +1-669-900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 871 7598 8581
To be put on the list for public comments, please contact Dina McClure 541-997-3212 or dina@wlfea.org.
Anyone wishing to have a written statement included in the pre meeting information supplied to the Board of Directors must ensure that it arrives at our Administration office by 12pm on the Monday before the scheduled board meeting. Statements can be mailed, hand delivered, or emailed to dina@wlfea.org.
Hiring for Office Assistant
The application period for the Office Assistant is from November 1, 2022 to November 18, 2022.
Please see the attached job announcement, job description, and application. All application packets should include a cover letter and copies of educational degrees and training certificates in addition to the job application.
Any questions call 541-997-3212.
Fire Season has ended effective 10/23/2022
All fire restrictions are cancelled.
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A Message from Fire and EMS Chief
Micheal Schick
On behalf of the men and women of Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority I want to thank you for taking the time to learn about our Districts.
Serving You is a Privilege
WLFEA provides all-hazards emergency response to 14,000 people over 100 square miles while emergency medical service (EMS) provides 17,500 people over 980 square miles. We protect our communities with over 80 highly skilled and dedicated professionals consisting of full-time, part-time and volunteer personnel that respond to a combined average of 3,800 calls per year.
We are Owned and Operated by the Members of Our Community
The majority of our firefighters are volunteers, who are supported by paid personnel to ensure our Fire District is ready to respond when the alarm sounds. Our Volunteer Firefighters help us to save money by not having to hire more full-time personnel. WLFEA provides a superior level of service for a rural area. Our professional fire and EMS responders are your friends, neighbors – and are fully committed to saving lives and property.
We are transparent and accountable to our taxpayers.
These are your tax dollars we use to save lives and property – and we take that responsibility seriously. Board members are elected by and from the community to make spending decisions, and all their meetings are open to the public. Both agencies operate under a balanced budget and have passed all their independent financial and accountability audits. We regularly look for ways to stretch local tax dollars further by relying on volunteers, applying for grants, paying cash for apparatus and equipment, and partnering with other agencies.
Regional partnerships save money and improve emergency services for our communities.
The cost to provide emergency services will continue to increase as our population grows and ages. Partnering with other agencies enhance the type of emergency services we are able to provide. That’s why our fire and ambulance districts signed an agreement to share costs for administrative services. With these savings, our fire district has been able to set aside money to replace aging apparatus, and our ambulance district has been able to hire one additional personnel. We also collaborate with other partners on natural disaster preparedness, training more Emergency Medical Technicians, and developing a community health care program to reduce costs and improve patient care.
We’re ahead of the game, but we also have challenges.
Our ambulance district has seen EMS call volumes rise 12-15% every year for the past three years. It requires additional personnel and replacement ambulances sooner to meet this growing demand for service. Our fire district has an aging fleet of fire engines and water tenders, and a station with critical apparatus that needs to be relocated from a tsunami zone. These improvements are outlined in each agency’s strategic plan, and require us to plan for how we will meet these needs in the future.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about us and feel free to stop in to meet our Paramedics and Firefighters.