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Firefighters tackle rail car blaze in West Eugene
Eugene, Ore — On the morning of July 20, Eugene Springfield Fire (ESF) responded to a rail car fire at the Union Pacific rail yard in West Eugene. Central Lane Communications received calls of a smoking box car with visible flames at times, as the train made its way from Oakridge.
15 residences evacuate Thursday night as fire burns on McKenzie View Dr.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — 15 residences were evacuated Thursday evening as Lane County Sheriff's deputies responded to a fire at milepost 5 of McKenzie View Drive. A level 3 evacuation notice was issued and later lifted that night. LCSO assisted firefighters, transporting them closer to the flames and flying a...
Eugene Airport reeling after worldwide cyber outage
Hundreds of people at the Eugene Airport had to deal with delayed and cancelled flights when a worldwide cyber-outage hit the Eugene Airport. Confusion at Eugene Airport as cyber outage temporarily delays morning flights. Airline staff and passengers praised for their patience during the global cyber outage that caused early...
Emergency services and organizations recovering in the aftermath of worldwide cyber outage
SPRINGFIELD, Ore -- Local first responders and emergency organizations were unprepared for a tech outage to take out their systems. Organizations like PeaceHealth were one of several key emergency service providers that were caught off guard. Many of their machines in their centers all over the state were hit by the outage, including Springfield's Riverbend Hospital. Their main priority was keeping their centers active. Most were able to maintain operations, but not all according to Joe Waltasti, a spokesperson for PeaceHealth.
Fire crews responded to fire near 15 Walis St, no injuries reported
Eugene, OR – Per reports, the Eugene Springfield Fire Department crews responded to a fire at a homeless camp in West Eugene on the afternoon of July 18. Fire crews were alerted to a dark smoke column and a possible brush fire near 15 Walis St at approximately 1:50 p.m.
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