A Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation notice was issued Thursday for the Bohemia Mining District and Fairview Peak area by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office due to the Lane 1 Fire located southeast of Cottage Grove.
Level 3 means there is an immediate and imminent danger and residents should leave immediately and not take time to gather their things.
The Bohemia Mining District and Fairview Peak area had been under a Level 2 evacuation status since July 31 when the Lane 1 Fire was measured at 1,932 acres.
As of Thursday morning, the Lane 1 Fire was measured at 17,830 acres and was considered 9% contained after merging with the Adam Mountain Fire.
According to unofficial reports posted to WatchDuty, the fire’s progress continues to slow down, but residents were asked to evacuate as a proactive measure. Evacuating allows firefighters to bring in equipment and conduct strategic burns in the area.
Areas east of Disston starting at Brice Creek Road milepost 0.7 and following Brice Creek Road south remained at a Level 1 evacuation status, which meant local residents should be aware of the danger in the area and monitor local media outlets and telephone devices for updates.
The following County roads were closed except to owners of private lands accessed from these roads:
On July 30, the Bureau of Lane Management Northwest Oregon District expanded a temporary closure of BLM public lands due to the Lane 1 Fire, including all BLM public lands, roads, sites and trails in T22S, R1W and T23S, R1W. This also encompasses BLM public lands southeast of Dorena and east of Cottage Grove, including the Sharps Creek Campground.
Temperatures near Cottage Grove were forecasted to remain in the mid-80s to low 90s through the remainder of the week.
Residents were encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts at www.LaneAlerts.org.
An evacuation map is available at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/Lane1Fire.
Haleigh Kochanski is a breaking news and public safety reporter for The Register-Guard. You may reach her at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Oregon wildfires: ‘Go Now’ evacuation issued for Lane 1 Fire
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