Smoke from a 2016 controlled burn in the Tillamook State Forest towers above Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. As spring settles in across the United States, western states are already preparing for summer[Read More…]
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Burn ban goes into effect in Washington County
Firefighters work a small grass fire that ignited near Roy in August 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE – Washington County issued a burn ban that runs from today, May 9, through the upcoming weekend as the region continues to experience record high temperatures for this time of year. In[Read More…]
Wires, fires, and screeching tires: A busy afternoon for Banks Fire District
Photo: TVF&R BANKS – In less than two hours on Saturday, April 27, Banks Fire District #13 responded to a large bark dust pile near Highway 26 on Dersham Road, wires down on Highway 47 near the 26 interchange, and a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 26 at Fisher Road, near[Read More…]
ODOT truck catches fire near Banks
Photo from the scene provided by ODOT BANKS – An Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) snowplow caught fire on Highway 6 just outside of Banks on Monday evening, prompting a short highway closure while crews knocked the fire down. According to ODOT spokesperson Lou Torres, no one was hurt in[Read More…]
Home near Banks damaged by fire Sunday morning
Photo from the scene provided by Banks Fire District 13 BANKS – Emergency personnel responded to a residential fire at a home just outside of Banks city limits this morning. No one was injured during the fire, which caused moderate to heavy damage to portions of the home. According to[Read More…]
