Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue GLENWOOD – Multiple agencies, including Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, Banks Fire District 13, and prison crews from South Fork Forest Camp and more responded to a motor home fire along Highway 6 that sparked a small brush fire near Gales Creek Camp Thursday[Read More…]
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ODF crews battle blazes in Alaska
Oregon Department of Forestry attack crews on the ground in Alaska. Photo: ODF ALASKA – It’s been a somewhat tame fire season so far in Oregon, especially compared to last year. With bases covered at home, the Oregon Department of Forestry sent personnel to assist in wildfire suppression efforts in[Read More…]
City of Banks 4th of July fireworks display returns to Sunset Speedway
The Sunset Speedway. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – Banks Fire District 13 crews will set off the city of Banks’ fireworks display at Sunset Speedway, located at 12765 NW Main Street, on Thursday, July 4. Prior to the fireworks display, Sunset Speedway will host the annual Firecracker 50 races with[Read More…]
Fire season begins Monday, July 1
Banks Fire District 13 responds to a residential fire on Saturday, June 29. Photo: Chas Hundley NW Oregon – Fire season officially begins Monday, July 1 in Northwest Oregon. Many neighboring regions have already declared fire season to be in effect, with local officials watching the weather and planning their[Read More…]
Brush fire burning north of Manning draws response from regional fire agencies
Photo from the scene provided by Banks Fire District 13 MANNING – Fire crews from Banks Fire District 13 were dispatched to reports of a brush fire north of Manning in the area of Cason Road and Levi White Road just before 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, according to Banks Fire[Read More…]
For Roy, Mountaindale area voters, TVF&R levy will pass, and an incumbent will fall
A fire truck near Roy from the former Washington County Fire District #2, which was annexed into TVF&R in 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Early elections results indicate that, should results hold, the Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue local option levy will pass, with voters in early results[Read More…]
Early results show Banks Fire District voters approve levy, Moore leads in Banks School Board race
A Washington County elections worker prepares to collect ballots in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Early elections results indicate that, should results hold, the Banks Fire District will receive approval from area voters in their ask for continued—and increased—funding through a local option levy. As of 9[Read More…]
Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of ‘good fire’ isn’t easy
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…]
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…]
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