Wildfire - News in the Grove (Page 4)

Lee Falls Fire estimated at more than 200 acres Thursday night

The Lee Falls Fire, threatening homes in Cherry Grove, is now estimated at up to 250 acres, the Oregon Department of Forestry said, while Gaston Rural Fire District estimated it at 200 acres in a late night update Thursday.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Aug 2024

Lee Falls Fire estimated at more than 200 acres Thursday night

PHOTOS: The Cherry Grove wildfire

"Basically, every fire agency in Washington County came to respond to it," Stefan Myers, a TVF&R PIO speaking on behalf of Gaston Fire said. The 100+ acre fire has prompted evacuations, a Hagg Lake closure and brought more than 100 firefighters to the region.

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Aug 2024

Cherry Grove wildfire at about 100 acres, no containment

A Cherry Grove area fire, cause still unknown, was burning near Hagg Lake, sending a column of smoke visible from Gaston and surrounding areas into already hazy skies.

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Aug 2024

Cherry Grove wildfire at about 100 acres, no containment

Hagg Lake closes for firefighting efforts

A wildfire burning in the Cherry Grove area has prompted the closure of Hagg Lake to allow for aircraft to land and draw water to fight the fire burning south of the lake.

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Aug 2024

Hagg Lake closes for firefighting efforts

Oregon on track to set new wildfire record for acreage burned

The season has likely not peaked and already 1.3 million acres have been blackened and several dozen homes destroyed.

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 7 Aug 2024

Oregon on track to set new wildfire record for acreage burned

See where Gales Creek falls in the draft Oregon Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map

After abandoning a statewide "wildfire risk map" first published in 2022 and going back to the drawing board, a new draft map has been released to the public for input. In this part of Oregon, no properties are expected to be affected by defensible space or fire-hardening building codes because ther

By Chas Hundley

/ 26 Jul 2024

See where Gales Creek falls in the draft Oregon Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map

Fire crews extinguish field fire near Stringtown Road

A quarter-acre field fire off of Stringtown Road near Carpenter Creek Road was extinguished Wednesday morning, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said.

By Chas Hundley

/ 17 Jul 2024

Fire crews extinguish field fire near Stringtown Road

Red Flag Warning issued for Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning over possible thunderstorms

A Red Flag Warning issued Tuesday afternoon will be effective starting 5 p.m. Tuesday and extending through 8 a.m. Wednesday due to a chance of thunderstorms in much of Oregon east of the Coast Range.

By Chas Hundley

/ 16 Jul 2024

Red Flag Warning issued for Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning over possible thunderstorms

Fire Weather Watch issued amid 'slight chance of thunderstorms' Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday

The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a Fire Weather Watch for much of the Willamette Valley and Portland area over concerns of a possible thunderstorm starting Tuesday afternoon.

By Chas Hundley

/ 15 Jul 2024

Fire Weather Watch issued amid 'slight chance of thunderstorms' Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday

New wildfire hazard map will be released with few changes after yearlong makeover

A statewide wildfire risk map that drew the ire of many Oregonians will return in several weeks with few changes but with a new name following a yearlong makeover.

By Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 10 Jul 2024

New wildfire hazard map will be released with few changes after yearlong makeover

Fire danger to rise to 'high' Wednesday

The heat wave may be ending, but wildfire danger in northwest Oregon is increasing, prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry to move much of the region they protect in northwest Oregon to "high" fire danger starting Wednesday morning.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Jul 2024

Fire danger to rise to 'moderate' July 4 as region prepares for heat wave

Just two days after fire season began in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA), fire danger will be set to "moderate" or blue at 1 a.m. July 4 as the region braces for a four-day heat wave expected to hit beginning Indepen

By Chas Hundley

/ 3 Jul 2024

Fire danger to rise to 'moderate' July 4 as region prepares for heat wave