RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE - 889 SE CHADWICK STREET

Roseburg Fire Dept.

At 2:51 p.m. on December 22, 2021, Roseburg Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 889 SE Chadwick Street.  Douglas County Dispatch received multiple calls of smoke and flames showing from the residence. Dispatch received notification of a possible resident still inside the home. 

Firefighters arrived on scene to find a single family, two story residence with heavy fire and smoke showing from the north side of the structure.  Firefighters conducted a primary search of the residence and found one unconscious female inside the residential structure.  The female was removed from the home and transported by ambulance to the hospital. 

Firefighters then conducted a secondary search and made an interior attack to extinguish the fire, secured utilities, and completed overhaul.  Three adult residents were displaced due to the fire.  The American Red Cross was notified and is assisting the displaced residents.

A total of 15 firefighters assisted with firefighting operations.  Other agencies assisting with the fire included Douglas County Fire District #2, Umpqua Valley Ambulance, Roseburg Police Department, Pacific Power, and Avista Utilities.

The residence sustained extensive structural and water damage.  The home is no longer habitable.  Fire investigators were on scene and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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