Eugene, OR. One person was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a single vehicle crash on River Rd near Horn Ln in Eugene Saturday afternoon. Eugene Springfield Fire responded to the single vehicle rollover crash just before 5pm. One occupant was assisted out of the vehicle prior to firefighters arrival. A Eugene Springfield Fire ambulance transported the occupant to an area hospital for evaluation.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire (ESF) responded to a house fire at the intersection of N. Game Farm Rd and Old Coburg Rd in East Eugene Saturday morning. Arriving firefighters found smoke and fire from a boarded up and abandoned home.
The home had recently been determined unsafe during an inspection by Deputy Fire Marshals from the ESF Community Risk Reduction & Resilience Division. In 2023 ESF initiated a new program where vacant and abandoned buildings are inspected and ordered boarded up & secured. During these inspections, properties are declared Safe with a large green S, Caution with a large orange C or Unsafe with a large red U placard on the building. In addition to inspection reports being available to responding crews, dispatchers are able to notify firefighters upon dispatch to a hazardous occupancy.
In this response firefighters were notified the property had been determined to be unsafe and they took necessary precautions in engaging the fire. Crews extinguished the fire and determined there were no victims during a search of the home. There were no injuries reported and the fire is under investigation.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire crews responded to an RV fire in West Eugene on Ken Nielsen Rd near Hwy 126 at 7:20 Tuesday evening. Responding crews noted a large smoke column and requested an additional crew and water tender to support the operation. The RV was a total loss, there were no injuries and the cause is under investigation.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire crews responded to an RV fire in West Eugene on Ken Nielsen Rd near Hwy 126 at 7:20 Tuesday evening. Responding crews noted a large smoke column and requested an additional crew and water tender to support the operation. The RV was a total loss, there were no injuries and the cause is under investigation.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of an industrial fire at Weyerhaeuser Trus Joist located at 195 N Bertelsen Rd in West Eugene. Firefighters were alerted to the fire at 7:08 PM on Sunday. The first arriving engine from the Danebo Station received reports of a press on fire inside the facility. Crews quickly extinguished the fire before it extended to the building or other equipment. Staff from the facility worked to keep the fire in check before fire crews arrived. The fire is under control and there were no injuries reported.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of an apartment fire at Redwood Park Apartments located At 4131 w 18th Ave in West Eugene. Firefighters were alerted to the fire at 3:15 PM on Sunday. The first arriving engine from the Bailey Hill Station received reports of a fire on the back side of an 8-unit apartment building spreading up the building and into the siding. Crews quickly extinguished the fire before it entered the into the living areas where there were several residents at home, unaware of the fire. There were no injuries reported, and the fire marshals office is conducting an investigation.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of a fuel spill at the Fred Meyer fuel depot at 60 Division Avenue in Eugene. Crews are mitigating the spill which originally was believed to have occurred as a result of a vehicle fuel tank that had been drilled for fuel theft. Further investigation determined the fueling hose had become disconnected from the fuel tank. The owner was unaware that the malfunction existed and a large volume fuel spilled. The Eugene Springfield Fire regional hazardous materials team is working with Fred Meyer staff to mitigate the spill. Fortunately modern fuel facilities are able to contain spills within the facility protecting the storm runoff systems and regional treatment facilities. Crews are verifying all systems are opening properly and there is no contamination within the storm water system. *updated to include findings upon further investigation.
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of a fuel spill at the Fred Meyer fuel depot at 60 Division Avenue in Eugene. Crews are mitigating the spill which occurred as a result of a vehicle fuel tank that had been drilled for fuel theft. The owner was unaware that the hole existed and a large volume fuel spilled. The Eugene Springfield Fire regional hazardous materials team is working with Fred Meyer staff to mitigate the spill. Fortunately modern fuel facilities are able to contain spills within the facility protecting the storm runoff systems and regional treatment facilities. Crews are verifying all systems are opening properly and there is no contamination within the storm water system.
Eugene OR. Eugene Springfield Fire (ESF) responded to a house fire at 153 Swain Ln in the North Santa Clara area early Sunday morning. Crews were notified of a possible fire at 12:06 AM on 3/31. Upon arrival, ESF Ladder 11 found 40 foot flame lengths from multiple trees with a mobile home catching fire. Ladder 11 began to attack the fire, with support from additional ESF and Lane Fire Authority (LFA) crews. Firefighters were able to assure the resident and her son were not at home at the time of the fire, and performed a primary search of the residence as they conducted fire attack operations and protected exposures. Crews used quick thinking to cut through an adjacent fence and stretch hose from a hydrant on a neighboring property to get water. The fire was placed under control, and there were no injuries immediately reported. LFA is performing an investigation to determine the cause as the fire occurred at a property within their contracted jurisdiction.