Forest Grove Fire & Rescue crews spray down the burned area to ensure all hot spots are out. Photo: Chas Hundley STRINGTOWN – A small brush fire ignited on Tuesday morning along Stringtown Road near Ritchey Road, burning a small section along the road and damaging one homeowner’s wood fence.[Read More…]
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Driver involved in fatal crash on Highway 6 arrested on six charges
Photo: OSP BANKS – The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash on Wednesday evening west of Banks on Highway 6 has been arrested on six charges stemming from the crash. Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, emergency response agencies and the Oregon State Police responded to[Read More…]
ODF crews battle blazes in Alaska
Oregon Department of Forestry attack crews on the ground in Alaska. Photo: ODF ALASKA – It’s been a somewhat tame fire season so far in Oregon, especially compared to last year. With bases covered at home, the Oregon Department of Forestry sent personnel to assist in wildfire suppression efforts in[Read More…]
Fatal crash closes Highway 6 just west of Banks
A photo from the scene, courtesy Tim Townley. Photo has been cropped to remove identifying features of vehicle involved. BANKS – A crash on Highway 6 near mile post 48, roughly 1 mile west of Banks, has halted traffic near a construction zone, with a vehicle severely damaged after it[Read More…]
Smokey Bear birthday celebration to be held August 9 at Tillamook Forest Center
The first Smokey Bear poster from the US Forest Service. TILLAMOOK FOREST – It’s Smokey Bear’s 75th birthday, and the Tillamook Forest Center is celebrating with a special birthday party on Friday, August 9 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. to honor the beloved forest icon. Just don’t leave any candles[Read More…]
Gales Creek Elementary School alumni to return for August 25 reunion
The Gales Creek School. Photo: Chas Hundley Gales Creek – On the grounds of the historic Gales Creek School, past attendees of this former elementary school will gather on Sunday, August 25 from 1 to 5 pm to remember days gone by learning and studying in the only school remaining[Read More…]
Washington Co. Sheriff’s Office seeks arson suspects in Cherry Grove fire
The home in Cherry Grove was a complete loss. Photo: Wash. Co. Sheriff’s Office CHERRY GROVE – A home was a complete loss in a fire on the morning of Monday, July 22 in rural Cherry Grove. Now the Washington County Sheriff’s Office says two white male teen suspects were[Read More…]
Travelers will crowd Oregon’s roads in record-breaking numbers for Independence Day
An SUV heads toward Tillamook on Highway 6 – a route that will be clogged with traffic this holiday weekend if past experiences hold true. Photo: Brenda Schaffer OREGON – The Continental Congress declared freedom from a tyrannical British government on July 2, 1776, and fully adopted the document known[Read More…]
Fire season begins for all Department of Forestry land in the state of Oregon
Image courtesy ODF OREGON – With the declaration of fire season on July 1 for the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Northwest Oregon and North Cascade protection districts, the entire state has now entered into official fire season on ODF protected lands. ODF’s Southwest Oregon District was the first of 12[Read More…]
Fire season begins Monday, July 1
A Forest Grove Fire & Rescue brush rig is staged at the Gales Creek Station, ready to respond to wildfires. Photo: Chas Hundley NW Oregon – Fire season officially begins Monday, July 1 in Northwest Oregon. Many neighboring regions have already declared fire season to be in effect, with local[Read More…]
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