Disaster Resources & Emergency Updates
Greenhill partners with local and state agencies to assist with animal care, sheltering, lost and found, and evacuation during a disaster response.
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Current Disaster Response Updates
There are no current disaster response updates. View Greenhill’s past disaster response in the timeline below.
Greenhill's Past Disaster Response
-A major ice storm struck Lane County in January 2024 - causing freezing conditions that led to power outages & blocked roadways.
-Greenhill distributed over 2,000 pounds of pet food and supplies to overnight shelters and resource centers in Creswell, Cottage Grove, Eugene and Springfield.
-Greenhill staff worked many hours helping families and pets off-site as well as caring for the shelter pets during the ice storm.
- Greenhill set up a temporary animal shelter from August 13th-23rd, it ran 24hrs/day with over 250 staff & volunteer hours
- The shelter was co-located with the RedCross, allowing people and their pets to receive care and services in the same location.
- Staff & Volunteers cared for 21 dogs, 10 cats belonging to 14 families
- The temporary shelter location also provided pet food and supplies and other evacuation support to community members
- Greenhill operated a temporary cooling center on August 14, 15, & 16th with over 50 staff/volunteer hours
- The temporary cooling center provided a safe place for people and their pets to rest and get out of the heat and smoke.
- Greenhill set up a temporary animal shelter from September 9th - 15th, it ran 24hrs/day with over 500 staff & volunteer hours
- The shelter was co-located with the RedCross, allowing people and their pets to receive care and services in the same location.
- Staff & Volunteers cared for 39 dogs & 67 cats belonging to 50 families
- The shelter location also provided pet food and supplies and other evacuation support to community members
-In addition to the temporary off-site shelter, the Greenhill shelter location also provided temporary boarding for 33 cats, 25 dogs, and 3 birds from evacuated families
- Greenhill operated a temporary cooling center on June 27th, it ran for two days with over 50 staff & volunteer hours.
- The temporary cooling center provided a safe place for people and their pets to rest and get out of the heat
- Greenhill shelter offered temporary boarding for evacuated animals starting on August 11th, dedicating over 100 staff & volunteer hours
- Staff & Volunteers cared for 12 cats, 4 dogs, & 1 rabbit belonging to 9 families
- Greenhill also provided pet food and supplies to evacuated community members at the shelter and fairgrounds
- Greenhill shelter offered urgent boarding for evacuated animals starting on September 9th, that continued for several weeks and months with volunteers contributing over 536 hours.
- Staff & Volunteers cared for 137 animals for a total of 2438 days for evacuated families
-Greenhill worked with VCA McKenzie to staff a veterinary triage center and provided 24/hr phone monitoring for injured & lost animals from the fire and evacuated areas
- Greenhill also provided pet food and supplies to evacuated community members at several evacuation resource centers including over 34 thousand pounds of pet food and other essential supplies.
Are you prepared?
- If you are being asked to evacuate, leave immediately and take your pets with you!
- Make a plan in case you are not home. Have a friend that can evacuate your pet as needed.
- Have your evacuation kit prepared ahead of time, so you can leave quickly.
- Have an action plan in place prior to an emergency, know places you can stay with your pets and make arrangements.
- Have a list of pet-friendly hotels and lodgings planned out ahead of time.
- Be prepared for interruptions in utilities like; gas, electric, water, & internet.
- If you have horses or livestock, and evacuating them is impossible, decide on the safest housing option for your animals and contact Lane County Animal Services for assistance.
Prepare your pet's "Go Kit"
- Food & Water (enough for at least 3+ days)
- Treats & Biscuits
- Medications
- Vaccines & Current Medical Records
- License Information
- Carriers, Crates, & Pens
- Leashes, Harnesses, Grooming items
- Comfort items (favorite toys, bedding)
- First Aid Kit
Put together your pet’s ‘go kit’ now, and rotate food/water items as needed.
Are you interested in helping us during a disaster? Click the link below!
Additional Disaster Animal Resources in Lane County
Resources for Large animals including livestock and horses can be found at this link which is maintained by the Oregon Animal Control Council
Injured wildlife in the fire evacuation zones can be reported to Cascades Raptor Center at 541-485-1320 during this time.
How you can prepare for a disaster
STAY UP TO DATE
The following resources can help you stay up-to-date during an emergency:
- Animal Preparedness information can be found on the Lane County Animals in Disaster site here.
- General emergency information can be found on Lane County’s site here.
- General preparedness information can be found at Lane County Emergency Management, and Eugene Emergency Management.
- Wildfire information from the State of Oregon can be found here, Oregon Wildfire Response and Recovery.
- Follow Lane County Information on Twitter via @lanecountygov.
- Follow Greenhill Humane Society on Twitter @greenhillhumane.
- Follow Greenhill Humane Society on Facebook @greenhillhumane.
- Follow Greenhill Humane Society on Instagram @greenhillhumane.
