“The Hillside Road fire is still putting off a tremendous amount of smoke, and it’s reported to be noticed as far as the north side of the [Forest Grove] city limits, Now that it’s daylight, we are working to remove the building that surrounds the hazelnut dryer, and get to the deeply burning nuts still inside,” FGF&R said in a Friday morning update.
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Firefighters respond to barn fire in Hillside
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said a barn fire on Hillside Road had been upgraded to a two-alarm fire Thursday night.
Burn pile ignites four-acre fire between Hillside and Gales Creek
A fire sparked by a burn pile torched four acres between the Hillside and Gales Creek communities Tuesday afternoon. Nine brush rigs, three fire engines, six water tenders, six fire chiefs, and a total of 47 fire personnel responded to the scene.
Brush fire burning near Shearer Hill Road
A brush fire burning near Shearer Hill Road near the Hillside community has sent a column of smoke into the sky visible as far away as Buxton.
Fire crews extinguish barn fire on Shearer Hill Road
Firefighters from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue battled a barn fire Monday afternoon, successfully keeping the flames confined to the rood of the wood barn in the Hillside community.
Police in Gales Creek search for burglary suspect, in Hillside for car theft suspect
Two apparently separate incidents in the area drew attention from Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies—and a K9 unit from Hillsboro Police Department—Sunday, July 10.
Shop heavily damaged by fire on Hillside Road
Crews cut through sheet metal to access hot spots at a shop fire on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Crews from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and neighboring fire agencies fought a two-alarm fire early Tuesday morning that largely destroyed a shop on Hillside Road.[Read More…]
Gales Creek, Hillside churches weather the pandemic
The Gales Creek Church of God. File photo taken Sept. 10, 2019 by Chas Hundley More than ten months have passed since Governor Kate Brown signed the first executive order limiting residents and businesses in Oregon from a number of activities in hopes of limiting the spread of the novel[Read More…]
Deputies search for suspected driver of stolen vehicle near Shearer Hill Road
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office near Hillside. Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSIDE – According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the suspected driver of a Dodge Challenger stolen out of Forest Grove is on the run in the NW Shearer Hill Road area south of Highway 6 after smashing[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…]