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MEDFORD POLICE CITY INVESTS IN FIRE STATION 15
UNVEIL K-9 MEMORIAL FORMER MAIL TRIBUNE REBUILD NEARS
BUILDING COMPLETION
The Medford Fire Department’s
(MFD) Fire Station 15 rebuild
In June, Medford Police, alongside project has reached its final phase,
City Councilors, unveiled a new marking a major milestone for the
K-9 Memorial, honoring the department’s newest station on
service, sacrifice, and legacy of the Roberts Road.
department’s police dogs. City leaders in April recognized a
$1.5 million investment from the In July, fire crews moved into the
Located in front of the Medford Medford Urban Renewal Agency new facility as Outlier Construction
Police Station, the memorial to support the expansion of The completed final interior and
replaces the vandalized tribute to Children’s Museum of Southern exterior details. Crews are now
K-9 Oxer, who served with handler Oregon. operating from the modern station
Tony Young as part of Medford’s after months in temporary housing
first police canine team. The funding will help renovate during construction.
the former Mail Tribune building
The project was funded by the at 111 N. Fir Street, replacing an The project’s remaining work
Council Community Initiative Fund, earlier plan to build an addition includes paving and landscaping,
which is supported by local and at the museum’s Carnegie Library completing the new facility
state marijuana tax revenue. location. that replaces Medford’s oldest
fire station, which served the
The two-building plan will expand community for more than 50 years.
the museum’s footprint from
13,000 to 31,000 square feet
and will bring nine preschool FIRE STATION 15
classrooms, large training facilities,
therapy and sensory rooms, a OPEN HOUSE
production studio, and rooftop and
community space to downtown
Medford.
The project is expected to add 180
new childcare spots and 100 to 140
year-round employees.
COMMUNITY WINS Get an inside look at Medford Fire’s
new Station 15 during an interactive
Learn more about Council Community open house.
Initiative Fund projects at Date: Saturday, October 10
medfordoregon.gov/communitywins Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: 2124 Roberts Road
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