RIDDLE, Ore. – A trailer fire early Wednesday morning has claimed the life of a Riddle man. On Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at shortly before 5:15 am, 9-1-1 dispatchers began receiving reports of a structure fire in the 600-block of Council Creek Road near Riddle. The Sheriff’s Office, along with fire departments from Riddle, Tri-City and Canyonville were dispatched to the blaze. When fire personnel arrived on scene, they found a travel trailer to be fully engulfed in flames. The fire was knocked down at approximately 5:50 am. Firefighters learned the occupant of the trailer, 88-year-old Gwyn Ray Fish of Riddle, had died in the fire. The Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office were notified and responded to the scene.
