Oregon Firefighter Austin Smith Memorial Service

The memorial service is this Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. at the St. Paul Rodeo grounds.

Firefighter Austin Smith, of St. Paul, Oregon

(SALEM, Ore.) - On Thursday, February 3rd, the St. Paul Fire District as well as other mutual aid partners, responded to a reported barn fire at Champoeg Creek and McKay Rd.

Upon arrival, fire was found located at the barn and firefighters began their operations.

During firefighting efforts, an explosion occurred severely injuring Austin Smith, who was preparing for exterior defensive fire operations.

Paramedics on scene gave immediate aid to Austin and he was transported to OHSU by Life Flight Helicopter. Firefighter Smith died as a result of his injuries.

Memorial Service

The memorial service is open to the public, but as this will be a full firefighter honor memorial service, we are expecting a large presence of first responders with many pieces of equipment.

A procession is planned, and to assist with the coordination of first responders, if your agency is planning to attend, please complete the form at this link by end of day, Tuesday, February 8th.

More details will be made available to first responders later this week.

For additional information on the memorial, please follow the social media platform created to support the effort: facebook.com/Firefighter-Austin-Smith-Memorial-Service-105712598701464.

Donations

St. Paul Fire District
4233 Church Ave NE
P.O. Box 1
St. Paul, OR 97137
[www.stpaulfire.org]www.stpaulfire.org

Firefighter Austin Smith family expenses GoFundMe page: https://tinyurl.com/2p8z2sy8