Sep 14, 2020. WILDFIRE 2020 UPDATES

As of 11:00am on Monday, September 14, 2020 the evacuation level for the City of Silverton is at a Level 1 "Be Ready" evacuation notice, outskirts of Silverton remain at a Level 2 "Be Set" evacuation notice. Some areas in the City of Scotts Mills moved to a Level 2 "Be Set" evacuation notice, outskirts of Scotts Mills remain at a Level 3 "Go Now" evacuation notice. The air quality is currently Hazardous. Please contact us during our business hours: Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm, or (971) 370-0408 after business hours with any questions.

You may visit Marion County Emergency Management's website for specific evacuation levels based on your address at http://bit.ly/MCEvacZones.

If you would like to view wildfire activity in your area, please visit https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/.

If you would like to view the air quality in or around your area, please Visit https://www.oregon.gov/deq/aq/pages/aqi.aspx.

The City of Silverton is sharing maps with current suggested routes out of Silverton in the event of evacuations. - Preferred routes are Pine Street/Hazelgreen or Silverton Road to access the Salem area or I-5. - AVOID traveling via Oak Street/213 North via Mulino and Molalla towards Oregon City and Portland as this will lead you through Level 3 – “Go Now” territory. - 213/Cascade Highway is CLOSED at the 211 intersection (Molalla Market Center).

We encourage you to sign up for notifications by Everbirdge through www.metcom911.com in order to get the latest emergency updates.

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