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UPDATE Tuesday 7:45 AM:
Level 1 evacuation status is staying in place for Evacuation Zone 32 until further notice.
Bulldozers and two 18-person
crews worked through the night. Northeast winds guided the fire through prairie grass and crews were able to prevent the fire from burning timber.
The southeastern side of the fire is still burning, the fire is 35% contained.
Helicopters will be assisting with water drops today.
Red flag warning is in effect until 10:00 PM Wednesday due to low humidity and wind.
UPDATE 10:45 PM:
Level 1 evacuation status is staying in place for Evacuation Zone 32 until tomorrow morning.
The 8 houses on Snowberry Road
that were evacuated are able to return to their homes.
Bulldozers are on the scene to put a hard line around the fire.
Command of the incident will be transferred to ODF Western Lane later this evening. There will be fire crews on the scene throughout the night. Again, residents will see visible smoke and embers within the perimeter of the fire. Crews will evaluate the need for additional resources in the morning in preparation for hot and dry weather conditions tomorrow.
More updates will be provided tomorrow morning after the fire has been evaluated.
EVACUATION STATUS:
Zone 32 is a Level 1 Evacuation Order – Get ready to evacuate
You can view these zones on the City’s Website interactive map:
EVACUATION STATUS:
Zone 32 is a Level 1 Evacuation Order – Get ready to evacuate
You can view these zones on the City’s Website interactive map:
https://www.eugene-or.gov/4732/Emergency-Evacuation-Zones
Information at 9:30 p.m. on July 3. Eight houses on Snowberry Road have been evacuated. The fire is slowly moving that direction (roughly 500 feet away from the houses). ESF has crews in place to protect the homes.
Bloomberg Road and Mcvey Highway is the direction the fire is heading and is moving rapidly.
FIRE INFORMATION
At 6:02 p.m., July 3, a fire was reported on Moon Mountain (Rockrose Lane and Woodfern Lane). Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene with multiple fire service agencies across Lane County. The fire is in steep terrain and is approximately 40 acres. Homes have been evacuated on Snowberry, Rockrose and Cascara. Please avoid the area to allow emergency vehicles access. Eugene Police is also on scene for traffic direction and with the Drone Team.
Additional resources, Oregon Department of Forestry, and multiple agencies from all local area fire departments are also on scene. The fire will be an extended operation. ODF will bring in resources to maintain the fire tonight and will take on incident command later this evening.
This is a Eugene parks area.
Nearby residents should expect to see smoke and fire throughout the night while agencies work to contain the fire.
You can contact the City’s dispatch center at this number: 541.682.5111.
TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS
Emergency Alerts are sent through Everbridge. Alerts for landlines are automatic, but you must sign up to receive alerts on a cell phone. To do this: go to www.LaneAlerts.org to create a free Lane Alerts account and select where and how you would like to receive emergency alerts. Residents can also text their ZIP code to 888777.
WAYS TO STAY INFORMED
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