Level 2 ‘Be Set’ evacuation notice issued for area SE of Cottage Grove

from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office

The Bohemia Mining District and Fairview Peak area southeast of Cottage Grove is now on a Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation notification.

Level 2 means you must prepare to leave at a moment’s notice, and this may be the only notice that you receive.

Public safety personnel cannot guarantee they will be able to notify you if conditions rapidly deteriorate. Continue to closely monitor your phone, local media and www.LaneCountyOR.gov/Lane1Fire for information.

There are also ongoing Level 1 (Be Ready) evacuation notification related to the Lane 1 Fire for areas east of Disston starting at Brice Creek Road milepost 0.7 and following Brice Creek Road south.

An evacuation map is available at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/Lane1Fire.

The following county roads are closed except to owners of private lands accessed from these roads:

• Brice Creek Road east of the Umpqua National Forest Boundary
• Champion Creek Road
• Sharps Creek Road past the waste transfer site

Federal land managers in the area have issued closure orders due to the fire. People camping in the Brice Creek, Sharps Creek, Champion Creek, Bohemia, and Fairview Peak areas should leave now. Please check the Umpqua National Forest webpage for more information.

Residents are encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts at www.LaneAlerts.org.

More information is available at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/Lane1Fire.