Firefighters largely extinguished a brush fire on Harrington Road Monday evening.
As of 6:39 p.m., the flames were out, but crews were working to fully extinguish hot spots 20 to 30 feet up a tree. The fire was located about 3/4 mile west of Roy Road along a steep creek bed, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue spokesperson Matt Johnston told the Banks Post in a message.
“There is no risk of the fire spreading to any nearby structures,” FGF&R said in a tweet.
The area the fire is in is along the border of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Forest Grove Fire & Rescue’s service territory, and less than a mile south of the Banks Fire District’s service territory.
All three agencies responded to the fire.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue plans to ban outdoor burning in their district starting Tuesday morning.
Chas Hundley is the editor of the Banks Post and sister news publications the Gales Creek Journal and the Salmonberry Magazine. He grew up in Gales Creek and has a cat.
