LEBANON, Ore. — Firefighters from Lebanon Fire District were dispatched to a small fire early Monday morning, January 19. The fire was located at 30 E Oak Street, which was the former Rite Aid building.
While the single engine was responding, the dispatch center upgraded the incident to a first alarm (calling for more equipment and personnel) due to the fire beginning to burn up the side of the building and possibly getting to the inside.
When the on-duty Battalion Chief arrived, he found the fire in two large, wheeled plastic trash bins as well as bushes with fire climbing the wall…