Forest Grove
At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 23, fire season will begin in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA ), which includes areas in and near the Tillamook State Forest.
Forest Grove
Freshly returned from a deployment in the Gorge, crews from the Banks Fire District and Gaston Rural Fire District joined Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and other county agencies to head to the Alder Springs Fire Tuesday.
Wildfire
A fast growing wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge is being fought with the aid of local firefighters out of Gaston and Banks.
Forest Grove
The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed 22 firefighters Friday to Canada and three states in what the agency said would be their "last big out-of-state resource push" until rains return this fall. One firefighter was out of the Forest Grove District.
Forest Grove
Manning residents in 2023. Cherry Grove residents in 2024. Residents in homes near Hagg Lake in 2022. Evacuations in recent years due to wildfires have become more commonplace in western Washington County. Do you know what each evacuation level means?
Wildfire
The 2025 fire season is projected to be more intense than the 2024 season fire leaders said, but emergency response agencies have begun preparing early.
Forest Grove
Firefighters deployed from Oregon to North Carolina to help fight wildfires have mostly returned, the Oregon Department of Forestry said.
Forest Grove
Ten of the 26 Oregon firefighters deployed this weekend to assist with wildfires in North Carolina are from the Northwest Oregon Area, headquartered in Forest Grove.