The Oregon Department of Forestry stages a vehicle at the Gales Creek Fire Station on Tuesday, August 27 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Department of Forestry moved fire danger in the region from “High” to “Extreme” on Monday morning, bumped Industrial Fire Precaution Levels to 3 for the entire[Read More…]
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Fires, traffic, COVID-19: Welcome to Labor Day weekend
A vehicle drives toward the coast near Gales Creek on Highway 6. Photo: Brenda Schaffer Traffic and fires and COVID, oh my. Those are some of the top concerns public officials from a number of government agencies locally and across the state are gearing up for this weekend as a[Read More…]
Hot weather prompts shift in precautions for logging in region
ODF offices in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley For those who work in the Tillamook State Forest and surrounding forests protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry, logging and other commercial activities will need to shift certain activities out of the hottest parts of the day as much of the[Read More…]
‘Worst fire danger of the year:’ ODF warns of hazardous conditions ahead of Labor Day weekend
The Oregon Department of Forestry stages a vehicle at the Gales Creek Fire Station on Tuesday, August 27 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley “We’re looking at our worst fire danger of the year,” said Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Grove District Forester Mike Cafferata in a phone call with the Gales[Read More…]
State of emergency declared in Oregon over wildfire risk
A field fire across from Balm Grove Loop on Gales Creek Road on Tuesday, August 18. Photo: Ricci Oberg OREGON – Citing imminent wildfire threats, Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency on Wednesday afternoon for the entire state of Oregon, a move that allows the Oregon Department of[Read More…]
Red Flag Warnings, Excessive Heat Warning and Advisory for region this weekend
The sun as seen above Mountaindale on July 31, 2017. The sun is most commonly seen during daytime hours. Photo: Chas Hundley GALES CREEK – The weather is expected to be hot this weekend, and there are Red Flag warnings, excessive heat advisories and excessive heat warnings depending on where[Read More…]
Fire danger will move to ‘High’ Thursday morning
ODF offices in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley NW OREGON – Temperatures are expected to soar into the upper 90’s this weekend, according to the Portland branch of the National Weather Service, and the Oregon Department of Forestry will place much of the region on “High” fire danger beginning Thursday,[Read More…]
ODF: Fire danger moved to ‘High’ in Washington County
ODF offices in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Fire danger in much of the western Oregon counties in Oregon Department of Forestry-protected lands has been shifted to ‘high’ as of today, ODF announced in a press release on Tuesday evening. The agency cited extreme heat and dry[Read More…]
Small brush fire burning near Hayward
An Oregon Department of Forestry truck in Gales Creek taken August 7, 2018. Photo: Chas Hundley HAYWARD – A wildfire is burning near the Hayward area in the area between the two ends of Parson Road that no longer connect. According to Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Grove District Forester[Read More…]
Small brush fire extinguished in Hillside
Photo from the scene of a small brush fire on NW Hillside Rd on June 22, 2020. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue HILLSIDE – A small brush fire caused by an escaped burn pile threatened a home in the Hillside community, but is now out, according to Forest Grove[Read More…]
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