A brush fire damaged Head Start of Lane County’s main office in Springfield on Friday, June 12, according to Eugene Springfield Fire.
At about 7 p.m., firefighters responded to a brush fire at 221 B Street — the address of Head Start’s main office and central kitchen — near downtown. Head Start is a nonprofit that provides preschool, meals, checkups, mental health screenings and other support services for hundreds of low-income families across Lane County.
A Springfield Police officer had requested a fire response after noticing smoke at the building while leaving the Justice Center, just over a block from Head Start…