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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />March 1, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />METRO FIRE DEPARTMENTS GET NEW EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT <br />AUTHOR CHRIS CRUTCHER TO SPEAK AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />COOKING CLASSES FOR YOUNG AND OLD <br />INTEREST REMAINS HIGH IN PROPOSED JEPPESEN ACRES ROAD PROJECT <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Metro Fire Departments Get New Extrication Equipment <br />Eugene Fire & EMS and Springfield Fire & Life Safety (the metro fire departments) were awarded grant funds totaling <br />$405,000 from an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to replace all extrication equipment in the Eugene/Springfield <br />metro area. Earlier this week, the metro fire departments <br />received the new state-of-the-art extrication equipment. The <br />new equipment replaces equipment that is more than 20 <br />years old, and will allow crews to cut through the high tensile- <br />strength steel safety cage that is required on all vehicles. The <br />new equipment has over four times the cutting strength, <br />allowing for quick removal of occupants after an accident. <br />Vehicles built after 2005 have advanced crush-zone <br />technology, multiple airbags, and boron, steel-reinforced <br />safety cages, requiring improved tools to free the occupants <br />of a vehicle after an accident. <br /> <br />Purchase of the new extrication equipment will improve the <br />metro fire departments’ ability to deliver primary services on a <br />daily basis, both locally and regionally. This equipment will <br />also make an immediate improvement to regional <br />rescue/extrication response capabilities, while protecting the <br />safety of personnel on-scene. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Deputy Chief of Special Operations Joe Zaludek at 541-682-7103. <br /> <br />Author Chris Crutcher to Speak at Eugene Public Library <br />The Downtown Eugene Public Library will host a free talk by Chris Crutcher, one of the most popular and critically- <br /> <br />acclaimed writers of realistic, young adult fiction, on Saturday, March 10, at 2 p.m. Crutcheris <br />also one of the most frequently banned authors in North America - a fact he considers an <br />accomplishment. <br /> <br />An award-winning author, Crutcher writes novels loved by teens and adults alike. His work is <br />known for a signature blend of tragedy and comedy. He transforms into fiction the real-life <br />pain, survival, and recovery he’s seen in decades of work as a family therapist and child <br />protection advocate. In this informative, funny, and inspirational talk, he will share how he <br />does it – and why. <br /> <br />Prior to his work as an author, Crutcher taught school in Washington and California, and acted <br />as director of an Oakland alternative school for nearly a decade. He has worked for more than <br />25 years as a child and family therapist specializing in abuse and neglect. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />March 1, 2012 <br />