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8A | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 | SIUSLAW NEWS formed very well during the testing In addition, the bed- process,” Schick said. room door was closed, “I would have been which limited the ma- comfortable in select- jority of fire damage ing any of them and to the one room. they will remain on According to our hiring list.” Schick, the single oc- With these hires, cupant of the apart- SVFR now has a total ment was transported of six career firefight- to Peace Harbor Med- ers, with two on duty COURTESY PHOTOS ical Center with mi- around the clock. (From left) Conway Pebley and Nick Terrell have been select- nor injuries. “The District Board At the scene, SVFR ed as the new career firefighters/engineers at Siuslaw Valley of Directors felt it was assisted by the Fire and Rescue. was very important He described the two Charleston in 2018.” Florence Police De- for us to have 24- Schick was compli- hour staffing at Station 1 partment as well as a fire in a statement: “Conway, engine from the Reedsport of course, is well known mentary of all of the indi- to supplement our volun- to everyone here as one of viduals who applied for the teer firefighter response,” Fire Department. An investigation into the our SVFR volunteer fire- openings. said Operations Chief “I interviewed the top Matt House. SVFR began cause of the fire is being led fighters for the last three by SFVR Fire Marshal Tony years and a part-time EMT four with the highest scores 24-hour staffing using a with WLAD for almost two from an initial pool of 36. combination of career, part Miller. This fire followed sev- years. Nick is currently a With so many outstand- time and volunteer fire- eral calls this week for the career firefighter with the ing candidates it definitely fighters in April 2020. fire department, including Charleston Fire District in made this a very tough de- “We have definitely no- a large-scale blaze that de- Coos Bay as well as an assis- cision,” he said. “I wanted ticed that we are able to stroyed a house on Christ- tant instructor with South- to say how impressed I was respond to fire and medical western Oregon Commu- with all of the candidates calls much more quickly mas Day. Also on Tuesday, Schick nity College in their Fire who went through the hir- with our firefighters al- announced the hiring of Science Program. Nick ing process for our new ready at the station and two new employees, Con- grew up in Oakland, Ore., career firefighter/engineer ready to respond,” Schick way Pebley and Nick Ter- and started his fire career positions, especially our in- added. rell, to fill open firefighter/ as a volunteer firefighter ternal candidates.” For more information This included five SVFR about the department, visit engineer positions at the with the Oakland Fire Dis- trict before being hired by firefighters, “who per- svfr.org. district. FIRE from page 1A Free parenting class starts Jan. 5 Jen Nelson, Parenting Now! Parent Educator, will be offering a free par- enting curriculum called “Make Parenting A Plea- sure.” Classes will begin Tuesday, Jan. 5 and will meet each Tuesday for 12 weeks from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Parents will have an op- portunity to share the joys and challenges they are experiencing, as well as learn the most current ev- idence-based information about being a parent. Par- ticipants will also learn practical stress and anger management techniques, effective communication skills, gain greater under- standing of your children, learn useful parenting strategies and positive ap- proaches to discipline. To enroll, call Parent- ing Now! at 541-434- 4343 or contact Jen for more information at 541- 999 4880 or email her at jenn@parentingnow.org. Visit us on the web T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM Buying or Selling? I can help. 1780 Kingwood St – Rare opportunity to own a storefront and warehouse with Kingwood front- age! Approx. 16’x48’ of offi ce/retail space plus 3264 sqft of warehouse space and approx. 300 sqft of attic storage. Pull-through bay with 12’x12’ door, 10’x10’ door and 13’-6” ceilings. $445,000. #3132-20152485 Hailey Miles Broker 541 999-9555 mask, keep physical dis- often, and stay home when Week data and county tance from others, avoid you are sick,” Brown said. risk levels will be posted at 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 extreme risk level, five at gatherings, wash your hands Updates to Warning coronavirus.oregon.gov. high risk, zero at moderate risk and seven at lower risk. Lane County remains at ex- treme risk, though neigh- boring counties Douglas, Lincoln and Coos have shifted down to high risk. “After weeks of diligent work by local leaders and public health officials to implement health and safe- ty measures in their com- munities, this week’s coun- ty data is a welcome sign that we are making prog- ress in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon,” said Brown. “The coun- ty risk level framework is meant to put us on track to reopen our schools, busi- nesses and communities. It is not easy.” In Florence, cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 80 as four cases were re- ported from one social gathering. Of those, three have been hospitalized. According to PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center, all of PeaceHealth Oregon’s hospitalized COVID-19 patients are treated at PeaceHealth Sa- cred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. According to the gover- nor, “high risk” is the first county level in which some businesses and facilities can From Day 1, parenthood is filled with cherished moments including the baby’s first resume offering indoor ser- trip home. Each year, Florence’s first born arrives home in the comfort and protection vices with health and safety measures and capacity lim- of a new child safety car seat donated by PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center. its in place. This annual tradition is among the many ways in which the PeaceHealth team is ded- “Oregon families and businesses have made in- icated to keeping all of our precious moms and babies healthy and safe throughout credible sacrifices,” Brown the birthing journey. continued. “If we work to- gether, we will see more counties begin to lower Labor and Delivery Tours their COVID-19 risk levels. If communities let down Lactation Services their guard too early, we Expert Maternity and Neonatal Care could see our hard-won progress unravel just as Childbirth and Newborm Care Class quickly.” The Oregon Health Au- thority will examine and publish county data week- ly. County risk levels will be reassigned every two weeks. The first week’s data Now accepting new patients. To schedule your appointment, call 541-902-1634. will provide a “warning week” to prepare coun- ties for potential risk level changes. The next assign- ment of risk levels will take effect Jan. 15. In the meantime, the state has begun providing vaccinations to health care workers. “Every week, more Or- Yvonne Sculley, MD, Justine Parker, DO, Jacquelyn Serrano, egonians are being vacci- OB/GYN Family Medicine, MD, Family Medi- nated against this deadly OB cine, OB disease. But, until vaccines are widely available with high participation rates, the surest way to open our peacehealth.org/birth-florence communities is to contin- ue practicing the measures we know are effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19 — wear your COUNTY from page 1A Delivering Peace Of Mind Our Women’s Services Physicians