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FBI - Oregon FBI Portland and local law enforcement agencies have been receiving reports that extremists are responsible for setting wildfires in Oregon. With our state and local partners, the FBI has investigated several such reports and found them to be  untrue . Conspiracy theories and misinformation take valuable resources away local fire and police agencies working around the clock to bring these fires under control. Please help our entire community by only sharing validated information from official sources.

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon   MEDFORD, Ore.—William Gregory Douglas, 38, of Cave Junction, Oregon, was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison today and three years’ supervised release for threatening to shoot YouTube employees at the company’s San Bruno, California headquarters after his account was removed for violating the video-sharing platform’s terms of service. According to court documents, sometime on or before August 22, 2018, YouTube removed Douglas’ video channel for violating the platform’s terms of service. In response, on August 23, 2018, Douglas posted five tweets threatening violence against YouTube employees. In one of the tweets, Douglas threatened a “bigger mass casualty” event, appearing to reference a prior shooting incident at YouTube’s headquarters in April 2018 that injured three employees. Later, on September 8, 2018, Douglas posted a tweet stating “Hey why do you guys keep ignoring me would it be better if I leave you with no other o

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore.  - The Archie Creek Fire Officials will be holding a live public meeting tomorrow, Friday, September 11, 2020 at 2:00 pm. This will be a live stream video information briefing regarding the fire affecting several of our communities. Please check the Archie Creek Fire information Facebook page for a link to the live video beginning at 1:55 PM. The briefing will begin at 2:00 PM As of the time of this press release, there are no new fire evacuations. Sheriff Hanlin is committed to providing evacuated residents with enhanced patrols of the evacuated areas. Deputies and Troopers from the Oregon State Police are patrolling residential areas in an effort to deter and detect criminal activities during the evacuation period. Residents who have video surveillance or cameras, should call and report any suspicious activity they observe so it can be investigated.  The Sheriff's Office has created a page on its website which contain

Marion Co. Sheriff's Office 1. Current evacuation information for Marion County Level 3 "GO" Lyons Mehama Detroit Gates North Fork Area Breitenbush Scotts Mills Idahna Both sides of 214 north of Silver Falls State Park to Drakes Crossing. This includes Grade Road, Ridgecreek and Powers Creek Loop. Level 2 "BE READY" Stayton Sublimity Aumsville Silverton Cascade south of Abiqua Rd north of Silverton Anything south of Abiqua Rd To see current Marion County Evacuation Zones please visit:  http://bit.ly/MCEvacZones To see statewide evacuation zones visit Oregon Emergency Management, OEM please visit:  https://www.oregon.gov/oem/emops/Pages/RAPTOR.aspx 2. Community safety and security We want to remind everyone that there continues to be road closures and there is increased presence of patrol deputies in the evacuated areas to be available for search and rescue needs and to help prevent criminal behavior in the closu

Lane Co. Government Officials would like to remind residents that areas under a Level 3 Evacuation Notice, including the roads within those areas, are closed to the public. Rumors that people can return to the fire area along McKenzie Highway to check on homes or look for animals are incorrect. The closures are necessary to protect the safety of everyone. People who return to those areas are placing themselves at risk from fire, falling trees, downed power lines, debris, landslides and the other safety issues caused by wildfire. Unauthorized people can also cause delays in firefighting activity if they are in the way of firefighting equipment or if fire personnel end up needed to assist those unauthorized people. If people are part of an organized volunteer group for a community agency or organization, they should wait to be deployed through the appropriate channels for their own safety and to ensure they do not interfere with the fire response. Information about the curren

Oregon State Police  On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at approximately 1:30 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a vehicle collision on Hwy 58 near milepost 60. Preliminary investigation revealed a PT Cruiser, operated by David Silkett (74) of Pahrump, NV. was eastbound when it went into the westbound lane and struck a Volvo Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) operated by Pavel Mokovey (57) of  Antelope, CA. Silkett and his passenger, Debra Edmonds (65) of Pahrump, NV. sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced deceased.  Mokovey was not injured. Hwy 58 was closed for approximately 7 hours during the investigation and clean-up of spilled diesel. OSP was assisted by Oakridge Fire Department and ODOT.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office Remember when we said to follow official sources only. Remember when we said rumors make this already difficult incident even harder? Rumors spread just like wildfire and now our 9-1-1 dispatchers and professional staff are being overrun with requests for information and inquiries on an UNTRUE rumor that 6 Antifa members have been arrested for setting fires in DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON. THIS IS NOT TRUE! Unfortunately, people are spreading this rumor and it is causing problems. Do your part, STOP. SPREADING. RUMORS! Follow official sources of information such as local emergency response websites and pages, government websites and pages and local reputable news outlets. Please, share far and wide!

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore.  - As wildfires continue to burn throughout Douglas County, Sheriff Hanlin and his staff are working closely with County Commissioners and fire personnel in response to the emergency.  The Sheriff's Office has created a page on its website to which contains maps of the current evacuation zones. The maps attempt to provide a visual of the most current evacuation zones by showing roads and specific addresses in some cases. The maps can be found at  www.dcso.com/evacuations  and are updated as quickly as possible.  The following evacuations remain in place:  LEVEL 1 "BE READY" : Residents should be aware of the danger that exists in their area, monitor emergency services websites and local media outlets for information. This is the time for preparation and precautionary movement of persons with special needs, mobile property and (under certain circumstances) pets and livestock. If conditions worsen, emergency se

Lane Co. Government Officials would like to remind residents that areas under a Level 3 Evacuation Notice, including the roads within those areas, are closed to the public. The closures are necessary to protect the safety of everyone. People who return to those areas are placing themselves at risk from fire, falling trees, downed power lines, debris, landslides and the other safety issues caused by wildfire. Unauthorized people can also cause delays in firefighting activity if they are in the way of firefighting equipment or if fire personnel end up needed to assist those unauthorized people. If people are part of an organized volunteer group for a community agency or organization, they should wait to be deployed through the appropriate channels for their own safety and to ensure they do not interfere with the fire response. Information about the current evacuation levels, including a searchable database of affected addresses, can be found at  www.lanecounty.org/mckenziefire.

Marion Co. Sheriff's Office Our hearts are heavy today in knowing that so many families in our communities have been affected by the fires of these last few days.   Earlier today, September 9th, 2020, search and rescue teams from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office initiated an operation on North Fork Rd east of the community of Mehama.  This particular mission was in response to reports of a missing teenager and his dog. During the search and rescue mission, the roadways encountered by searchers were impassable.  Deputies utilized a front end loader and worked with fire teams and utility crews to clear a path to gain access to the area. Tragically, when they arrived deputies discovered the remains of the first known victim to this fire.  Initial reports received indicated there were two victims located.  We have confirmed searchers from the Sheriff’s Office located one victim deceased in a vehicle along with the remains of an animal.  Based upon the location they were