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
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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