Forest Grove
Fire danger to rise to 'Moderate' Thursday
In advance of Independence Day, the Oregon Department of Forestry is raising fire danger from low to moderate in areas in and around the Tillamook Forest and near Forest Grove.
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Forest Grove Fire & Rescue
Two fields, one fence: Three fires keep area crews, police busy
"As the saying goes, police officers and firefighters have one thing in common, they both want to be firefighters," said Forest Grove Fire & Rescue after police put out a fence fire before fire crews could arrive.
Forest Grove
Field fire extinguished on Plum Hill Lane
Smoke rising into a hot summer day in the general vicinity of Thatcher Park was from a field fire, now extinguished, near Plum Hill Lane on the city's northwestern border.
Forest Grove
Fire season to begin Monday
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
Local fire crews head to Alder Creek Fire near Sisters
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.
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Banks, Gaston firefighters among local crews at Rowena Fire
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
Forest Grove firefighter among ODF crews sent to Alberta, three states to fight wildfires
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
Brush up on wildfire evacuation levels now
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?
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‘Fire season is here,’ Gov. Kotek declares May Wildfire Awareness Month, state prepares
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
Forest Grove District firefighters return from North Carolina
Firefighters deployed from Oregon to North Carolina to help fight wildfires have mostly returned, the Oregon Department of Forestry said.
Forest Grove
Oregon Department of Forestry sends firefighters to aid North Carolina in wildfire fight
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.