North Lincoln Fire & Rescue District #1 is committed to providing

quality emergency services through the efforts of its dedicated personnel.

Thank you to NLFR Volunteers

for Participating in "Filling the Boot" for MDA!

Over the Labor Day weekend, NLFR firefighters and support volunteers

were out on the highway with their boots collecting donations for the annual MDA drive. 

The amount raised this year was $14,110.89!

Firefighters' Ham Dinner - the 59th Year! 

The annual fundraiser held by the North Lincoln Fire & Rescue Volunteer Association

was held on Sunday, February 14, 2016. 

Thank you, Volunteers and Staff, for all your hard work

2016 Firefighter Recruit Academy & Graduation

The 2016 Firefighter Recruit Academy began in September 2015.  Three-hour classes

were held twice a week, with an occasional Saturday.  Hours and hours of firefighter

training took place, both book learning and lots of hands-on.

The Instructors included DC Jamie Mason, Lt. David Bickerdyke, Capt. Ken Brown,

Capt. David Clark, Lt. Chris DeLong, Capt. Dennis Knudson, Capt. Jim Kusz,

Lt. Loren Nordyke, Lt. Mike Skiles, and Lt. Ryan Smith.

In addition to these instructors, there were volunteer firefighters who assisted.

The following students graduated on February 2, 2016.

Ricky Aguilar, Mason Camden, Drew Cook, Dustin Foster,

Katrina Lovejoy, Miguel Martinez, Olivia Peabody, Cody Peterson

The class members voted on the following awards:

MOST IMPROVED RECRUIT - Olivia Peabody

TOP RECRUIT - Cody Peterson

(Below are a few photos of the Mayday training and the graduation ceremony. 

Some of the photos failed to print...apologies to those whose graduation photo

is not shown below.) 

Volunteer Association Christmas Party

December 2015

Halloween Party 2015

2015 MDA Fill-the-Boot

Thank you to all who participated in this annual event! 

The total amount collected this year is $19,503!

Mass Casualty Incident Drill

Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital conducted a Mass Casualty Incident Drill.  North Lincoln Fire & Rescue, Pacific West Ambulance, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Columbia Bus Company, and other community members also participated in this event on

August 17, 2015 at Regatta Park.

Kite Festival - June 27-28, 2015

Touch-a-Truck - June 20, 2015

2014 Awards Banquet

(held on 2/21/2015)

Years of Service

5 Years - Mike Skiles /Shawn Carter

10 Years - Pauline Morrison / Lois Smith

20 Years - Chief Don Baker

25 Years - Rob Dahlman / Todd King / Dennis Knudson

Safety Award - Steve Allen

Support Services Award - Bob Middleton

Maintenance Award - Khrystal & Jason Jones-Myers

Top Responders

Station 1200 - Tim Shepard

Station 1300 - Bob Schroeder

Station 1400 - Dennis Knudson

Station 1500 - Doug Strange

Station 1600 - Chris DeLong

Station 1700 - Ken Brown

Rookie of the Year - Tim Shepard

Officer of the Year - Loren Nordyke

Rescuer of the Year - Cory Seeto

Chiefs' Award - Dave Moorman

Firefighter of the Year - Jeff Cutler

Anual Firefighter's

Ham Dinner

The  2015 Ham Dinner was held on Sunday, February 15th. 

The Chairman of this year's event, Mike Skiles, reported that

attendance was up 10% this year.  Thank you to all who attended

and had a great dinner.  And...thank you to all the volunteers

and staff who helped!

2015 Recruit Graduation

The following Recruit Academy students graduated from the Academy.   

A graduation ceremony was held on January 27, 2015.

Kenneth Banner, Danielle Clanton, Eli Davis,

Jack LeDoux, Eric Maestas, Matt Peabody,

Julia Smith, Crystal Stanton, Daniel Stuebgen,

Jerame White, Chris Winn

The Recruits voted and chose Crystal Stanton as the Most Improved Recruit;

Danielle Clanton was chosen as the Top Recruit. 

Congratulations to all who graduated. 

Extrication Drill

2014 and earlier:

2014 Christmas Party

Thanks to all who helped with the annual Christmas Party

that was held on December 13th...from planning and

decorating, bringing food, and cleaning up afterwards!

A big thank you to Chairman Al Longworth!

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2014 Food & Toy Delivery

The annual food & toy delivery was held on Saturday,

December 20th.  Firefighters can always be counted on

to do what is needed....rain or shine. 

And it was definitely raining that morning!

Kudos to Chairman David Bickerdyke for making sure

everything got taken care of!  Plus...all of his helpers!

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!

Community Service Awards:

Steve & Carissa Prewitt
Depoe Bay Rural Fire Protection District
Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District
Sue Graves – Lincoln School District
Diane Kusz – Tanger Outlet
Lincoln City Police Department
North Lincoln County CERT
Mo’s Restaurant
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Lincoln County Emergency Management

The following nine recruits graduated from the 2013-2014 Firefighters Recruit Academy:

Richard Ascherl

Dan Clanton

Christina Dornner (awarded the Most Improved Recruit)

Tye England

Steel Henderson

Michael Kort

Christopher McGauley (awarded Top Recruit)

Ryan Schlecht

Tim Shepard

Lincoln County Firefighters Deployed

to Southern Oregon

Click here for news release

Left Photo:  Captain Jim Kusz, Firefighter Jeff Cutler,

Lt. Andrew McDonald and Captain Dave Clark

Right Photo:  Crews from North Lincoln Fire, Newport Fire,

Toledo Fire, Central Coast Fire, and Siuslaw Valley Fire

J.A.W.S.

(Just Add Water Safety)

Beach Safety Guide

Click here for JAWS brochure or

contact North Lincoln Fire & Rescue for a printed copy.

Vehicle Fire & Search/Rescue Training

July 22, 2013 Monday Night Drill at Station 1600

By the way, our "bus driver" who was deceased at the scene, has made a complete recovery!

No one wants a disaster to happen, but North Lincoln Fire & Rescue District #1 planned to have one on June 24, 2013.

Engines and crews were dispatched to a call: 

"school bus into a building"

When crews arrived on scene, they "sized-up" the scene and began the work of aiding the wounded and addressing the multiple hazards that were present.

Actor "victims" from Teen CERT and the community were made up with moulage make-up to resemble actual wounds.  The scenario was that the school bus driver suffered a heart attack while driving the bus with students inside.  One of the students attempted to steer the bus, but it crashed into "Jake's Auto Parts".  The crash caused downed power lines, a gas leak, a fire, etc.  There were many injured students.  There were also people in Jake's Auto Parts with injuries caused by the crash and the fire.

These drills, although difficult to coordinate, serve a very important function for our firefighters, giving them an intense training experience and greatly improving their skills.  Other scenario drills will take place in the near future.

We'd like to thank CERT, NW Natural Gas, Lincoln City Police & Dispatch, Pacific West Ambulance, Mid-Columbia School Bus, Reach Helicopter, and everyone else who participated in this drill.

To view information from Oregon Park & Recreation

Department (OPRD) about debris on the beaches

from the Japan Tsunami, 

click here.