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Lane County emergency manager briefs commissioners: 2025 wildfire season recap and winter-weather preparations
Summary
Emergency Manager Tiffany Brown told Lane County commissioners the 2025 wildfire season burned about 33,000 acres and that the county is shifting to winter-weather preparedness, including a new evacuation tool and expanded mass‑care planning.
Lane County Emergency Manager Tiffany Brown told the Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 4 that the 2025 wildfire season burned roughly 33,000 acres, driven primarily by three incidents, and that county agencies are now shifting attention to winter-weather preparedness.
Brown summarized the season timeline and key incidents: the largest acreage came from the "Immigrant" fire, followed later in the season by Foley Ridge (Mackenzie area) and Sugar Loaf (about 53 acres), which came closest to a community. Brown said local fire agencies and quick detection helped limit structure loss and large-scale evacuations; short-lived Level 3 evacuation notices occurred but…
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