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ugene Fire & Fmergg~v MPr~i~al Cprvicec eoartment <br /> 1705 West 2"d Avenue <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> NEWS LEASE <br /> <br /> ~ June 4, 2001 i <br /> For further inform lion, contact: <br /> Glen Potter, Publi Information Officer, 682-8390 <br /> I <br /> SKINNER BUTTE PARK CLOSURES SCHEDULED <br /> TO A COMMODATE WILDLAND FIRE TRAINING EXERCISES <br /> Eugene's Ski er Butte Park will be closed to the public until approximately 5 p.m. on June 5 <br /> and 6, June 1 and 13, and June 19 and 20, as City firefighters use the top of the butte for <br /> wildland trai ing exercises. Although the exercises are a regular part of the Fire & EMS <br /> Department's training program, they are especially important this year given the dry weather in <br /> the area. Th wooded areas of the city, in particular, are threatened. <br /> On the butte, (fire companies will practice various types of wildland fire suppression operations <br /> and the use o personal fire shelters, as well as other exercises. No live fire will be used in the <br /> training, and o vegetation will be disturbed. The park will be reopened to the public on each <br /> training day ollowing the exercises, and will remain open until the normal closing time of 11 <br /> p.m. <br /> I <br /> # # # <br /> I <br /> it <br /> <br />