Grass fire involving homeless camp near interstate on-ramp, Eugene OR
Fire crews responded to a grass fire near a homeless camp on the southbound interstate on-ramp near Franklin Boulevard. The fire initially measured about 15 by 15 feet but was later reported as a 50 by 50 foot area involving the camp. Traffic control was requested due to the fire's closeness to the interstate.
Audio|Source: Lane County Fire and EMS, Oregon State Police / ODOT
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Transcript:
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River Riverview and Sylvan.
00:07
Review Sylvan intersection and I-5 and additional callers reporting it as being on the I-5 on ramp from Franklin about 50 feet away from I-5.
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5, Kinsur Avenue, Department 402, Crossed, Marsh, Chase, Drive, South Redaway, MEPHBH1-4C, Trial, East Parkup 3.
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Engine 4, Medi6, Delta Response, Respiratory, District.
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(number withheld), Kinsuraminer.
00:46
Department 402, Brothers Marsh, Chase, Drive, and South Creditaway, Memphis 3-14C Charles, Parkum 3, at 02.2.
00:53
At 2nd, Medi-6.
00:54
Thank you.
01:11
Seenfire Com 2 and don't have an additional location clarification, all of our callers have been passed by.
01:18
Consistently identifying this in the western side of I-5, close to Sullivan and then review.
01:26
Yeah, we can see a glove, stand-by, and rest anything.
01:31
Coffee, scene aglow.
01:38
Page 13 gone.
01:41
Caj 13 survives to what appears to be a working grass fire.
01:51
It's approximately 5550 in the bushes.
01:56
On the on-ramp to I-5 from Franklin to I-5 southbound go ahead and start 107 for traffic.
02:09
We're going to be the offensive strategy pull the lines of fire extinguishment this will be uh we'll call it Franklin command.
02:22
I'm seeing door in grassfire 15 by 15 in the bushes requesting 107 for traffic control so we'll be on the on-ramp from I-5 to Franklin.
02:38
Code 3[1].
02:40
13 Code 1[2] or code 3.
02:53
107 code 1 is fine at this point.
03:01
Correction on the size of this is actually a homeless encampment.
03:06
We'll call it 50 by 50.
03:09
I see break.
03:16
107 is occupied on a robbery that you do not have units available.
03:26
Loud, did you say there's no units available?
03:29
No units available, 107 is on a robbery.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 3: Emergency response; proceed immediately using lights and siren.
[2]
Code 1: Non-emergency response; proceed without lights or sirens.
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I-5, Eugene, OR
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