A Multi-Agency Resource Center will again be open for those affected by the Holiday Farm Fire. The MARC will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25, at the Lane Events Center at 796 W. 13th Ave. in Eugene. The goal is to provide information to keep people safe as they return to their properties and to help them connect with services and agencies they will need.

“We’re trying to bring in services and assistance for a one-stop shop that folks will need,” MARC coordinator Mike Finch said. “They have a wide array of needs.”

The Resource Center brings together various agencies to provide information and support. This Friday the MARC includes representatives from Lane Electric, Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), Lane County Elections, insurance companies, housing support agencies, Senior and Disabled Services, Environmental Health, Lane County Assessment and Taxation, waste and debris disposal coordinators, Medicare assistance, permit and land management staff, business assistance, Veteran Services, faith-based services and support, as well as mental health and medical support. Other agencies on hand to provide help are the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Red Cross, the McKenzie Community Development Corporation, McKenzie School District, the Hope Project, Department of Human Services (SNAP), Lane Community College, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, the USDA and the Oregon Construction Contractors Board Field Services.

The MARC will also be available to those who have learned the status of their home or residence over the telephone and would like more information about those resources. 

Finch said another MARC is planned at the Lane Events Center for Oct. 2 but the intent is to move future resource centers back up Highway 126 into the communities affected.

“We recognize that the area will be opening up in coming days,” Finch said, “and as that occurs we will partner with those communities to confirm appropriate venues to host a MARC closer to them.”

There is support available for those who have been affected by the Holiday Farm Fire:

• Emotional Support Line: 1(800)923-HELP (4357)
• Disaster Stress Helpline: 1(800)985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746. This line is available in 100 languages, 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• In-person crisis support with Lane County Behavioral Health: The Graduate Hotel (66 E. 6th Ave Eugene, OR 97401), Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m.

The MARC is not a donation drop-off or pick-up location and is only open to those people whose homes and properties are in the fire area. 

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