The Board of Directors confirmed today that Chief Wooten will be reinstated to his position. We are now coordinating with the district to ensure a smooth transition back to his leadership. I will provide further information once he has officially cleared the return to work process.
July 26, 2020
Final supporters
Support SLCFR Chief John Wooten by returning him to service so that he can continue to provide the leadership necessary to operate our Fire District in a manner that ensures the protection of life, property, and the environment through quality service. John has extensive past experience that helps lead his staff at times when we need them most, when experience, equipment and response times matter. Chief Wooten came from Adams, Oregon and prior to joining SLCFR in 2014, he was the Chief of the East Umatilla County Health District, the Deputy Chief of the Helix Rural Fire District, and the Base Manager for Life Flight Pendleton. He is also a licensed Paramedic in the State of Oregon.
Chief Wooten brings with him experience in all aspects of Fire and EMS service delivery and has proven it through the services we see provided each day by the wonderful staff of SLCFR that he lead.
Why is this important?
South Lane County Fire and Rescue under the leadership of Chief John Wooten, announced back in 2016 that the Insurance Services Office Public Protection Classification (ISO-PPC) for the Cottage Grove and Creswell communities changed from a Class 9 to a Class 4 in areas outside the Cities of Cottage Grove and Creswell and within 5 road miles of a SLCFR station. Properties within the City limits of Cottage Grove and Creswell changed from a Class 5 to a Class 2 rating.
Historically, communities across the country strive to achieve "best in class", which is generally considered a Class 1 rating. Currently only 1060 fire departments hold a Class 2 rating like our, across the entire United States. There are only 24 Class 2 fire agencies in the Oregon at this time.
This information proves that since at least 2016, we are now safer and many of us have received discounts in our insurance coverage rates due to the hard work and dedication of the ENTIRE SLCFR staff under the great leadership of Chief John Wooten.
Updates
June 17, 2020
I am currently organizing the documentation regarding the Chief's tenure and performance metrics to present to the Board of Directors. My focus is on securing a formal meeting with the district representatives to address the current leadership vacancy. Further updates will follow once the board confirms their availability for a discussion.
June 17, 2020
The volume of support has reached a level that demands a formal response from the board. I am currently coordinating a meeting with legal counsel to formally present these signatures as evidence of community expectations for leadership continuity.
Reached 100 supporters
June 17, 2020
36 Comments
Chief Wooten has been a vital asset to our fire department and I feel his "possible" facebook posts, DON'T reflect poor job performance. Maybe poor choice of words but, this is a trying time, we've all been under stress and have said or done things that we wouldn't normally have done. The Chief deserves his job, bottom line...
This is wrong As much as he's done for the department, he deserves to be treated better !!!
I fully support Chief Wooten, my husband and I live in Cottage Grove. Thank you.
We need this chief to stay on his job. Best chief in CG in years, bringing communities of CG and Creswell together in a great partnership. Keep him here!!!
John Wooten is an amazing man, and has dedicated his whole life to serving the people of his community. He doesn't deserve any of this.
He's a good guy
Many fire chiefs, he is one of the good ones
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The Board of Directors confirmed today that Chief Wooten will be reinstated to his position. We are now coordinating with the district to ensure a smooth transition back to his leadership. I will provide further information once he has officially cleared the return to work process.
July 26, 2020
Final supporters
Support SLCFR Chief John Wooten by returning him to service so that he can continue to provide the leadership necessary to operate our Fire District in a manner that ensures the protection of life, property, and the environment through quality service. John has extensive past experience that helps lead his staff at times when we need them most, when experience, equipment and response times matter. Chief Wooten came from Adams, Oregon and prior to joining SLCFR in 2014, he was the Chief of the East Umatilla County Health District, the Deputy Chief of the Helix Rural Fire District, and the Base Manager for Life Flight Pendleton. He is also a licensed Paramedic in the State of Oregon.
Chief Wooten brings with him experience in all aspects of Fire and EMS service delivery and has proven it through the services we see provided each day by the wonderful staff of SLCFR that he lead.
Why is this important?
South Lane County Fire and Rescue under the leadership of Chief John Wooten, announced back in 2016 that the Insurance Services Office Public Protection Classification (ISO-PPC) for the Cottage Grove and Creswell communities changed from a Class 9 to a Class 4 in areas outside the Cities of Cottage Grove and Creswell and within 5 road miles of a SLCFR station. Properties within the City limits of Cottage Grove and Creswell changed from a Class 5 to a Class 2 rating.
Historically, communities across the country strive to achieve "best in class", which is generally considered a Class 1 rating. Currently only 1060 fire departments hold a Class 2 rating like our, across the entire United States. There are only 24 Class 2 fire agencies in the Oregon at this time.
This information proves that since at least 2016, we are now safer and many of us have received discounts in our insurance coverage rates due to the hard work and dedication of the ENTIRE SLCFR staff under the great leadership of Chief John Wooten.
Updates
June 17, 2020
I am currently organizing the documentation regarding the Chief's tenure and performance metrics to present to the Board of Directors. My focus is on securing a formal meeting with the district representatives to address the current leadership vacancy. Further updates will follow once the board confirms their availability for a discussion.
June 17, 2020
The volume of support has reached a level that demands a formal response from the board. I am currently coordinating a meeting with legal counsel to formally present these signatures as evidence of community expectations for leadership continuity.
Reached 100 supporters
June 17, 2020
36 Comments
First amendment is enjoyed by all Americans, even the ones who say things you may not like. Ejection from ones job should be based on performance failure not an opinion expressed.
Chief Wooten has been a vital asset to our fire department and I feel his "possible" facebook posts, DON'T reflect poor job performance. Maybe poor choice of words but, this is a trying time, we've all been under stress and have said or done things that we wouldn't normally have done. The Chief deserves his job, bottom line...
This is wrong As much as he's done for the department, he deserves to be treated better !!!
I fully support Chief Wooten, my husband and I live in Cottage Grove. Thank you.
We need this chief to stay on his job. Best chief in CG in years, bringing communities of CG and Creswell together in a great partnership. Keep him here!!!
John Wooten is an amazing man, and has dedicated his whole life to serving the people of his community. He doesn't deserve any of this.
He's a good guy
Many fire chiefs, he is one of the good ones
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First amendment is enjoyed by all Americans, even the ones who say things you may not like. Ejection from ones job should be based on performance failure not an opinion expressed.