Air Quality Alert The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency is indicating a hazardous air quality level for the Florence and Mapleton Area. The Air Quality Index has exceeded the 500 level which indicates Hazardous conditions. The Florence level has now increased to 593 in the most recent update and the […]
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9-1-1 Call Center Inundated; 101 Closure; Deadly Bicycle Accident; 9th COVID-19 Related Death in Lane County; Swisshome Fire; Alert Links For Emergency Updates
9-1-1 Call Center Inundated Last night high easterly winds sent panic through Florence as heavy smoke left many wondering if there were fires burning. At first Siuslaw Valley fire and Rescue responded to two separate calls of a fire on Munsel Lake Road and also on Ocean View Drive, but […]
Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire Update; Weather News; One New COVID-19 Case for Florence; Influx of Visitors
Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire Update Fires crews continue to see progress in the Sweet Creek Area near Mapleton. At the last update the Oregon Department of Forestry declared the fire 64% contained. Mop up operations according to the latest report have reached as much as 250 feet into the […]
Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire Update – September 4, 2020
This morning at 10:35 the Lane County sheriff’s office released update evacuation notices and they have been downgraded. For the area of Hadsall Creek road it is not a level 2 evacuation notice which means be set to leave. The sweet Creek road evacuation level has been downgraded to a […]
Mapleton Fire Update; 7th Lane County COVID-19 Death; Body Identified; Flu Season
Mapleton Fire Update Firefighters completed a successful burnout operation on the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 fire overnight Wednesday into Thursday. Crews removed about 10 acres of unburned fuel between the fire perimeter and established fire line according to the ODF daily briefing. As of yesterday the fire is reportedly 30% […]
Air Quality in Mapleton Degraded Air quality for residents in the area surrounding the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 fire is degraded. Travis Knudsen from the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency says even without sensors in the area the presence of heavy smoke is a danger to health. “It’s pretty easy […]
Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire Update
Lane County has announced the closing of Sweet Creek Road to milepost 3 in Mapleton due to increasingly dangerous conditions on the roadway. Debris continues to drop on the road as a result of fire and firefighting efforts in the area. A detour has been set up that accesses Sweet […]
Fire Suspect Arrested; Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire Status; Governor Extends Homeowner Protection; COVID-19 Numbers; Air Quality For Western Lane County; Holiday Gas Prices
Fire Suspect Arrested Lane county sheriff’s department has arrested a suspect in the Sweet Creek Fire. 44 year old Elias Newton Pendergrass of Mapleton was arrested for Arson in the first degree in connection with the fire currently burning in the Sweet Creek Area. Sheriff’s detectives in conjunction with the […]
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