Lane County Emergency Management

Heavy rain caused several rivers to rise to worrisome levels Sunday, as some school districts announced they would be closed Monday due to ongoing concerns.

Disaster preparedness and response in Lane County recently received a $20 million boost. The money will set up six so-called “resiliency centers.”

Oregon local governments sustained millions of dollars in damage during the January ice storm. Over the weekend President Joe Biden approved federal funding to cover some of those costs.

Lane County has a new Emergency Manager. Tiffany Brown started in her position at the beginning of February.

Lane County has joined OR-Alert, a statewide emergency alert system, to increase direct contact during emergencies like flooding and evacuations.

Over a hundred volunteers participated in a “mass care exercise” at the Lane County Fairgrounds on Wednesday. It was a chance for agencies to test disaster relief procedures –including setting up emergency shelters for people and pets.

On Wednesday, June 14, Lane County Emergency Management and partners will be conducting a mass care exercise. It’s all day at the Lane Events Center in Eugene.

Emergency evacuation plans are being developed for six specific sites in Lane County, and officials are asking for public input.Patence Winningham is Lane…

Lane County Emergency Management is closely monitoring river levels and evacuation orders have been issued for residents who live within the 100-year…

Are you ready for a possible disaster, like an earthquake, ice storm, or fire? The City of Eugene is holding a series of preparedness fairs just for such…

This week, emergency officials will come to Lane County to review damage from the mid-December ice storm. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, the visit could…

A contingency of first responders spent the afternoon (Wednesday) in downtown cottage grove running through scenarios for dealing with a natural gas…