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Fire Crews Extinguish 2 Alarm Apartment Fire in Eugene (Photo) - 09/27/24

Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of a two alarm apartment fire in West Eugene. At 6:25 AM on September 27th, firefighters were called to Oakwood Manor Apartments at 1665 Oakpatch for a reported apartment fire. Arriving firefighters on Engine 10 from Bailey Hill arrived to find heavy fire from the rear or “Charlie side” of the building on the 2nd floor.  A second alarm was called for additional staffing given the extent of the fire and risk to the entire building.  An aggressive interior attack held the main body of fire to the primary apartment.  A primary search found no fire victims and all other units were safely evacuated. In all eight apartments and ten people have been impacted by the fire. The cause is under investigation.  



 

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Fire Crews Tackle Eugene Commercial Fire (Photo) - 09/23/24

Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a commercial fire at Chambers Communications in the 2900 block of Chad Drive in Eugene Sunday Night.  At 7:53 PM on September 22nd, Ladder 6 from the Sheldon station was dispatched to a fire alarm at Sound Stage 4 on the property.  Arriving 5 minutes later, L6’s crew began to investigate and found smoke from the building and alarm sounding.  The crew called for a full first alarm assignment and began to work on building access.  The large warehouse style sound stage was being utilized as storage for a local second hand retailer to store holiday inventory.  There was active fire in the building with the sprinkler system operating.  Due to large volumes of smoke and some collapsing of the stored goods, the firefighting effort was long and methodical to prevent further damage and or injuries to responding firefighters.  Large warehouse buildings can pose various risks for getting lost, collapsing inventory or cold smoke explosions.  In all the fire was contained to the inventory in the building and there were no injuries reported. 6 engines, 2 trucks, 2 chiefs, 1 medic, 1 EMS supersivor, 1 support unit and 1 deputy fire marshal responded, the fire took 2.5 hours to bring under control and crews spent 3.5 hours on scene. 

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Firefighters Respond to Suspicious Fire at Eugene Wilco Store (Photo) - 09/18/24

Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a commercial fire in west Eugene early Wednesday morning.  At just 1:08 AM on September 18th , Eugene Springfield Fire was called to the Wilco Farm Store on West 11th for multiple reports of smoke and fire from the storefront. ESF sent a commercial fire response of 4 engines, 2 ladder trucks, 2 chiefs, and an ambulance. The first engine on scene from Bailey Hill reported a working fire, with heavy smoke from  the front of the store and flames visible. Crews knocked the fire down while checking to see if the fire had breached the entrance of the building, and determined the sprinkler system held the fire in check long enough for the fire department to arrive and extinguish it. the fire is suspicious, and fire investigators are working with the building parties to review video surveillance and determine cause. 

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Firefighters Respond to Fire at Kelly Middle School in Eugene (Photo) - 09/16/24

Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a structure fire at Kelly Middle School  early Monday morning.  Firefighters were alerted to a fire behind the school 850 Howard Ave 3:36 AM on September 16th.  Arriving firefighters from Station 11 found a storage building heavily involved in fire. The fire was contained to the building of origin and did not spread to the school.  The cause is under investigation. 

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2nd Alarm Fire Damages West Eugene Business (Photo) - 09/15/24

Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of a 2nd alarm commercial structure fire in west Eugene.  Just after 3AM on September 15th, a Eugene Police officer was flagged down by an individual reporting a fire in the 600 block of McKinley.  Arriving 5 minutes after dispatch, crews from Station 2 arrived to find heavy fire from the commercial occupancy.  9 minutes after the first units arrived a second alarm was called.  The fire is under control, and under investigation.  In all 6 Engines, 3 Trucks, 3 Battalion Chiefs, 2 Medics, 2 Deputy Fire Marshals and 1 Support Unit responded.  

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Firefighters Respond to Several Dumpster Fires Overnight (Photo) - 09/11/24

Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire responded to several dumpster fires in the Oakway Center area.  Around midnight on Wednesday September 11th Firefighters responded to 6 different dumpster fires near business and a hotel in the Oakway neighborhood.  Much of the damage was minimal with a power pole and arborvitae near Emerald Lanes receiving the most damage.  EPD responded with drone support to survey for other fires in the area or anyone trying to light them.  ESF Fire Marshals are on scene investigating these arson fires.   

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Firefighters Extinguish Fire at West Eugene Camp (Photo) - 09/08/24

Eugene, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a fire in an encampment behind an abandoned home in the 300 block of Wilkie St in west Eugene Sunday morning.  Firefighters were called to a reported fire in the camp at 7:54 am on September 8th.  Crews found the fire which was extending to a near by tree between an abandoned home and the railroad tracks.  These fires can be challenging to access and pose various risks to our Firefighters including toxic smoke, flammable liquids, propane canisters and bio-hazards from human waste and needles.  There were no injuries reported and the cause is under investigation.