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No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported, but the blaze had prompted deputies to go door to door to alert nearby residents.
10:50 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13: This story has been updated with the “Level 1” evacuation notice being lifted for residents near the fire.
A vegetation fire near Jasper Road on the southeast edge of Springfield is contained and no structures have burned, a Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputy said Wednesday, Aug. 12.
As of Thursday, Aug. 13, a “Level 1” (“Be Ready”) evacuation notice has been lifted for residents in the area, said Sgt. Levi McKenny, spokesperson for the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. The evacuation notice had remained overnight as firefighters mopped up hot spots.
The area includes homes from the intersection of Holly Street and Booth Kelly Road east to South 55th Street between Mount Vernon Road to the south and Booth Kelly Road to the north.
“Thankfully, the firefighters did an amazing job,” said McKenny. “All of the firefighters collaboratively came together. Everybody hustled and did a wonderful job.”
The fire prompted deputies and other officials to go door-to-door, alerting residents of the fire, the sheriff’s office said in an earlier news release.
The fire was estimated at around 16 acres, Eugene Springfield Fire said.
Eugene Springfield Fire received its first calls about the fire at about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.
They responded with 10 firefighting vehicles, said Janel Klews, a spokesperson for Eugene Springfield Fire.
Pleasant Hill Goshen Fire, Lowell Fire, Oregon Department of Forestry, Coburg Fire, Mohawk Fire, and Upper McKenzie Fire also contributed.
The Oregon Department of Forestry sent two engines, one bulldozer and overhead staff through mutual aid, said Jessica Neujahr, an Oregon Department of Forestry public information officer.
No injuries were reported. There was no immediate word about the cause of the fire.
Residents Lauri Beaulieu, 69, and Cooper Clark, 15, were sprinkling their front yard before the fire was fully contained.
“We had a helper and just as she was leaving she saw flames coming up over the hill,” said Beaulieu. “It happened very quickly. I had to get Cooper and his sister up.”

