On Monday, Dec. 28, the Cowlitz County Sheriffâs Office received a report of a burglary at the Cowlitz Fire District 1 station on Woodland Heights Road in Woodland.
According to a news release from the office, all of the medical equipment was stolen from the vehicles parked inside. Essential tools, such as Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), oxygen tanks, an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and portable radios as well as chainsaws.
Multiple radios were stolen from the Cowlitz Fire District 1 station at Woodland Heights Road, Woodland. Both BK and Kenwood brands were stolen. Courtesy photo
The sheriff s office is asking anyone with information about this incident to contact Deputy Kelly Pattison at (360) 577-3092, regarding case A20-3243.
A burglary and theft of $50,000 worth of firefighting and emergency equipment at a Woodland fire station could temporarily slow emergency services to the nearby rural community, fire officials said Tuesday.
Cowlitz County Fire District 1 Assistant Chief Bob Kofstad said volunteers with the station discovered the break-in Monday, Dec. 28, while checking on Station 3 at 120 Woodland Heights Rd. The station is not staffed every day and does not have surveillance cameras, so the exact date of the burglary is unknown, Kofstad said.
The Cowlitz County Sheriffâs Office is investigating the incident, Kofstad said. Deputies could not be reached Tuesday to provide additional details about the investigation.
Burglars strike Woodland fire station
Official: Loss of equipment, damage may total $50,000 By Mallory Gruben, The Daily News
Published: December 29, 2020, 5:00pm
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A burglary resulting in the loss of $50,000 worth of firefighting and emergency equipment from a Woodland fire station could temporarily slow emergency services to the nearby rural community, fire officials said Tuesday.
Cowlitz County Fire District 1 Assistant Chief Bob Kofstad said volunteers with the station discovered the break-in Monday while checking on Station 3 at 120 Woodland Heights Road. The station is not staffed every day and does not have surveillance cameras, so the exact date of the burglary is unknown, Kofstad said.
A burglary and theft of $50,000 worth of firefighting and emergency equipment at a Woodland fire station could temporarily slow emergency services to the nearby rural community, fire officials said Tuesday.
Cowlitz County Fire District 1 Assistant Chief Bob Kofstad said volunteers with the station discovered the break-in Monday, Dec. 28, while checking on Station 3 at 120 Woodland Heights Rd. The station is not staffed every day and does not have surveillance cameras, so the exact date of the burglary is unknown, Kofstad said.
The Cowlitz County Sheriffâs Office is investigating the incident, Kofstad said. Deputies could not be reached Tuesday to provide additional details about the investigation.