The Central Cascades Fire & EMS District was originally formed as the Crescent-Odell Lakes Rural Fire Protection District on December 7, 1994 under the authority of ORS- 478 and approved by the Klamath County Board of Commissioners. The name was subsequently changed to Central Cascades Fire & EMS on March 1, 2006 to reduce confusion with the nearby Crescent Rural Fire Protection District and the Odell Fire Department located in Hood River, Oregon. This was also an attempt to stimulate a more cooperative working relationship between northern Klamath County fire districts by genericizing the location name.
Central Cascades Fire & EMS is governed by an elected 5 member Board of Directors.
The District was recognized as a Domestic Non-Profit Corporation by the State of Oregon on June 28, 2002.
The District was recognized as a 501 c 3 Non-Profit Corporation by the Department of the Treasury IRS on August 26, 2002.
Central Cascades Fire & EMS is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Central Cascades Fire & EMS
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Central Cascades Fire & EMS has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Central Cascades Fire & EMS regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.