The Roseburg Fire Department is proud to announce and celebrate Fire Marshal Cheryl Flick for recently being the recipient of the prestigious Oregon State Fire Marshal’s 2026 Golden Sparky award. This past Wednesday, Oregon State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple visited Roseburg and presented Fire Marshal Flick with the 2026 Golden Sparky Award at the Roseburg Public Safety Center.
This award honors and represents special recognition of Fire Marshal Flick’s outstanding leadership in community risk reduction. The Golden Sparky Award is one of the highest honors presented by the Oregon State Fire Marshal and has been awarded annually since 1977. It recognizes a fire service member or fire agency that has demonstrated outstanding achievement in fire prevention, public fire safety education, and community risk reduction efforts. The award honors individuals or organizations that go above and beyond to:
- Educate the public about fire safety
- Prevent fires and reduce fire losses
- Promote wildfire preparedness
- Conduct smoke alarm programs and safety inspections
- Develop innovative public safety outreach programs
- Improve community risk reduction efforts throughout Oregon
According to the Office of the Oregon State Fire Marshal, Fire Marshal Flick recognized that 40% of local households include someone with a disability and then built vital partnerships to expand safety education and support for at-risk residents. Fire Marshal Flick was both surprised and honored to receive the award. According to her, the data identifying that approximately 40% of Roseburg households include a person with a disability is being used to “train the trainers,” allowing the department to work with agencies supporting disabled individuals to better connect with them and expand fire and life safety education efforts.
During the award ceremony, Fire Chief Tyler Christopherson gave opening remarks, special guest State Representative Virgle Osborne spoke to those in attendance and congratulated Fire Marshal Flick, while State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple both presented the award and provided closing remarks. The Roseburg Fire Department was honored to host this special award ceremony here in Southern Oregon. Congratulations to Fire Marshal Cheryl Flick on a job well done. We are elated that she received this award and thank her for her continued commitment to fire prevention and our community.
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