Offord Circle Home
Jacksonville, Oregon Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Beverly Way at 0530 AM on December 2, 2012 for a Public Assistance. Upon arrival firefighters discovered a river of water flowing down the property line of 580 Beverly Way and out of the vents in the foundation of that residence. In addition a river of water was flowing down the opposite property line between this address and 605 Beverly through a side yard and through a fenced in area. Upon further investigation of the neighborhood, heavy flow of water was also discovered flowing from the side yards of 165 & 175 Offord Circle.
The unusually high rain fall had filled the creeks to overflowing and the river had found the path of least resistance flowing in many directions. Unfortunately not all of the water flowed directly into the planned catch basins which had been designed for that purpose.
Tree falls on Offord Circle from heavy rains
Firefighters made a request for activation of the Jacksonville Community Emergency Response Team to assist at the scene and requested sand and sand bags from the City’s Public Works Department. Jacksonville Firefighters and the CERT Team filled sand bags and placed them divert the flow of the water and to minimize damage to the residences affected. Water did fill two of the homes crawl spaces under the residences on Beverly Way and into one of the garages.
The Jacksonville Firefighters, Volunteers and Volunteer CERT Team worked for several hours to fill sand bags and divert the water to lessen the impact of the raging water. The Jacksonville Public Works provided sand and sand bags for the successful operation. Six Volunteer Members of the Jacksonville CERT Team responded from their homes and assisted the Jacksonville On-Duty Crew and the additional Volunteers who responded to the scene.
Applegate River Swells at Red Lily Vineyards
Jacksonville's CERT Team Responds
With the Rain coming to conclusion, and the suns drying action, the flow of water was reduced substantially, still following the flow directed by the sand bagging action.