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Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of a possible structure fire at 4065 W 11 Ave in West Eugene. At 8:47 AM on December 17th, Firefighters were called to smoke in a commercial/industrial strip mall type building. The caller reported smoke in their occupancy thinking it may be emanating from one of the other occupancies. Bailey Hill’s Engine 10 arrived to find an odor of burning and forced the door of a business to find heavy smoke. The balance of a first alarm response was called. Upon further investigation, an oven full is brownies had been burning for a long period of time. There was no structural damage and no injuries. Crews remained on scene to ventilate the involved occupancy and their neighbors.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a house fire in West Eugene early Sunday morning. At 7:28 ESF was dispatched to a reported house fire at 13th Ave & Buck St. Bailey Hill Engine 10 arrived first as part of a full house fire response and found heavy fire from the front and rear of the structure. One occupant was able to escape the fire. ESF immediately deployed hose lines to the front and rear of the structure attacking the fire while medic personnel treated and transported the fire victim with life threatening injuries. Fire crews moved interior to perform a primary search and knock down the remaining fire. ESF Fire Investigators are on scene. Thanks to EPD for traffic control and EWEB for utility support
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of an electrical emergency near the old University District Hospital near Downtown Eugene. At 7:19 AM on December 3rd crews were called to 1255 Hilyard for arcing issue in a large vault of high voltage switches. Engine 1 arrived reporting a significant electrical issue and called EWEB who cut power to the area. Crews are systematically reenergizing circuits to identify the problem and ensure safety. There are emergency vehicles in the area with lane closures on Hilyard. Truck rescued an individual trapped in an elevator after power was cut, but there were no injuries from the incident.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of a structure fire at Best Inn in West Eugene. Firefighters were called to the motel at 700 Hwy 99 North at 3:50 PM on Monday December 2nd. Engine 8 arrived in under 4 minutes after dispatch and the quick response kept the fire contained to the unit of origin. The fire unit did experience extensive damage, but there were no reported injuries. The cause is under investigation. Please use caution in the area until emergency vehicles clear.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a fire at an abandoned home in West Eugene early Wednesday. Firefighters were called at 5:08 AM on November 27 to reports of smoke from an abandoned home at 12th and Grant St. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire in the boarded up two story home. Crews worked hard getting the home opened up to access the fire in the home that was filled with trash and in great disrepair. There are no reported injuries and the cause is under investigation.
This is not the first fire at this home or the property. Firefighters were at a second abandoned house on the property earlier this month on November 5th for a warning fire set on the first floor. As noted in a release following a fire at an abandoned home on October 29, these fires are occurring in unsafe buildings where crews have to contend with human waste and used needles on the property in the course of their work.