A September 13, 2017 wildfire burns near Balm Grove in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley
Fire season in this corner of Oregon will begin Tuesday, June 22 at 1 a.m.
In a June 16 email signed by the three Oregon Department of Forestry district foresters for the Forest Grove, Tillamook, and Astoria districts, the district heads noted that recent rainy days delayed the onset of the local fire season, which had been eyed first to start June 15, then June 17, and now pushed to June 22.
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