"We are all glad to see it go," said ODF Forest Grove District Forester Mike Cafferata in an email sent Tuesday as the agency filed the appropriate paperwork to officially close the 2024 fire season.
A meeting of the Gales Creek, Roy and Verboort CPO 13 will be held in Banks October 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. and online. Attendees will hear a presentation on the OSU Extension Service and other community topics.
A partial list from the Oregon Department of Forestry shows it has collected $86,000 of $24 million it paid to fight several dozen wildfires that were maliciously or negligently ignited over the last two decades.
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.
A log truck crashed on Timber Road and spilled logs across the roadway south of Strassel Road, resulting in a closure of the road that could last hours. The driver received minor injuries.
Washington County residents who want the Oregon Legislature to hear directly from them on local transportation system needslike Highway 6 safety issueswill have an opportunity to do just that Sept. 27 in Hillsboro at the final stop of a listening tour by the Joint Committee on Transportation.
Vaccinations, masks and avoiding crowded gatherings are ways to avoid exposure to COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses this winter, health officials say.
