Douglas County approves four property annexations into nearby rural fire districts

Douglas County commissioners on March 11, 2026 approved a set of orders incorporating specified parcels into four neighboring rural fire districts after public hearings and petition reviews.

The board adopted an order incorporating territory into the Days Creek Volunteer Fire District for property described in the petition (chief petitioner: Schubert). The packet states the petition was signed and acknowledged by 100% of the property owners and no objections were recorded at the hearing; the property involved was described as approximately 48.59 acres zoned Farm Forest.

Similarly, the board approved annexation of a parcel into the Myrtle Creek Rural Fire District (chief petitioner: Van Epps), a parcel into the Tenmile Rural Fire District (chief petitioner: Skoruppa; approx. 155.72 acres referenced in packet materials), and a parcel into the Azalea Rural Fire District (chief petitioner: Jones; approx. 11.93 acres). The packet materials cite compliance with ORS 198.800'198.857 and statewide planning goals, and note the Board applied the criteria of ORS 199.462 in finding the annexations consistent with statutory requirements.

Each order in the packet records that a hearing was held in the Douglas County Courthouse and that no objections were made. The actions are recorded as Board orders incorporating the territory into the respective fire districts; parcel identifiers and legal descriptions are attached as exhibits in the materials.

Next steps: The orders are recorded in the county files and implement the annexation of the described parcels into their respective fire districts; petitioners and affected property descriptions are included in the official exhibits.