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The potential impacts of wildlandturban interface fires on the Eugene/Springfield Metro <br />Area are summarized below in Table 9.7. <br /> <br /> Table 9.7 <br /> Potential Impacts of Wildland/Urban Interface Fires on the Eugene/Springfield Metro Area <br /> <br /> Inventory Probable Impacts <br />Portion of Eugene/Springfield Metro Highest risk areas are residential areas bordenng heawly <br />Area affected vegetated wddland areas as shown above on Maps 5E and 5S <br /> and discussed ~n Section 9.4 <br /> Small wildland/urban interface fires could affect a few residential <br />Buildings buildings. Larger fires could effect entire neighborhoods and <br /> extreme events (cf Oakland Hills 1991 fire) could affect hundreds <br /> of buildings <br /> <br /> M~nor road closures possible from fires; bm/ted impact because of <br />Streets within Metro Area <br /> short detour routes within EugenelSpnngfield Metro Area <br /> <br /> Potential closures of major highways due to fires, especially roads <br /> Roads to/from Metro Area <br /> into the Cascades and Coast Ranqe, <br /> Potential for localized loss of electric power due to fires affecting <br />Electric power <br /> power lines m or near Eugene/Spnngfleld Metro Area <br /> Generally minor or no ~mpacts on other utiht~es from fires, except <br />Other Utilities for possible loss of telephone service due to fires affecting phone <br /> poles/lines <br /> <br /> Casualties Potential for deaths and injuries in major wddland/urban interface <br /> fires, especially if evacuations are not completed expeditiously <br /> <br />Public Review Draft: August 6, 2004 <br /> 9-18 <br /> <br /> <br />