Summer Explorers

July 21, 2017

A firefighter holding a hose on a sunny day, possibly during a training exercise or emergency response.

Firefighters training with a hose on a sunny day.

A firefighter in gear teaches someone to use a fire hose outdoors.

Firefighters handling a hose during a training or demonstration, with playground and people in the background.

A child in firefighter gear holds a hose with water spraying out, supervised by two adults, also in firefighter uniform.

A firefighter standing by a hose with a fire engine in the background on a sunny day.

Firefighters training with a hose, spraying water.

A firefighter in gear standing next to a hose spraying water, with trees and clear sky in the background.

Firefighters using a fire engine's ladder during a sunny day.

A firefighter on a fire truck aiming a hose, spraying water into the air.

Firefighter kneeling and holding a hose, spraying water, with a fire truck in the background. A small rainbow is visible.

Two firefighters training with a hose, spraying water into grassy area.

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North Douglas County Fire & EMS is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, North Douglas County Fire & EMS has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

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Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

North Douglas County Fire & EMS has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, North Douglas County Fire & EMS regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

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