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Early morning fire near Banks kills dog, injures homeowner

The Banks Fire District #13 headquarters in Banks on March 3, 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley One person suffered minor burns and a dog died early Saturday morning in a house

By Chas Hundley

/ 30 Oct 2021

Early morning fire near Banks kills dog, injures homeowner

Former Banks fire chief who cofounded district will be honored Saturday with procession from Roy to Banks

Banks' Engine 16 will carry the remains of Chief Clarence Sweere. Photo: Chas Hundley The Banks Fire District will honor former Chief Clarence Sweere on Saturday, August 14 with

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 Aug 2021

Former Banks fire chief who cofounded district will be honored Saturday with procession from Roy to Banks

ODF crews fight Tillamook Forest wildfire with help of Banks Fire's Hornshuh Creek Fire Station

An Oregon Department of Forestry helicopter stages at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton. Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry What the Oregon Department of Forestry is now calling the

By Chas Hundley

/ 7 Jul 2021

ODF crews fight Tillamook Forest wildfire with help of Banks Fire's Hornshuh Creek Fire Station

Burn ban enacted due to fire danger

Banks Fire District Engine 16 heads toward the Powerline Fire. Photo: Chas Hundley 11:20 a.m.: This story has been updated with a quote from the Banks Fire District.

By Chas Hundley

/ 14 Apr 2021

Woman severely injured on Pihl Road in Manning Tuesday night

The helicopter landing pad at Hornshuh Creek Fire Station #14 on October 28, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley The Washington County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a woman was

By Chas Hundley

/ 3 Mar 2021

Woman severely injured on Pihl Road in Manning Tuesday night

Memorial, procession from Forest Grove to Buxton planned for Capt. Mark Hornshuh

Captain Mark Hornshuh. Photo: Courtesy Banks Fire District A funeral procession for Captain Mark Hornshuh, a Manning resident and longtime volunteer with the Banks Fire District will make its way

By Chas Hundley

/ 15 Feb 2021

Memorial, procession from Forest Grove to Buxton planned for Capt. Mark Hornshuh

Inside the new Buxton fire station

The front of the building and parking lot at at Hornshuh Creek Fire Station #14 on October 28, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Crafted with locally-milled logs on the exterior, the

By Chas Hundley

/ 23 Nov 2020

Lawsuit alleges Banks fire chief fired employee in retaliation over whistleblower activity

Chief Rodney Linz (right) checks on a volunteer firefighter that sustained minor injuries during a Feb. 1, 2020 training exercise in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley A lawsuit filed in

By Chas Hundley

/ 4 Sep 2020

Lawsuit alleges Banks fire chief fired employee in retaliation over whistleblower activity

Fire, power outage caused by downed power line near Tophill

The entrance to Stub Stewart State Park. The fire is north of the park. Photo: Chas Hundley TOPHILL - Emergency crews are on scene at a small, smoldering brush fire

By Chas Hundley

/ 16 Jul 2020

Fire, power outage caused by downed power line near Tophill

Hillsboro man dies in Manning crash

A screenshot of the area the crash was in. Map: ODOT MANNING - A Hillsboro man died in a collision with a commercial vehicle in Manning Thursday morning. Emergency crews

By Chas Hundley

/ 11 Jun 2020

PHOTOS: Local fire agencies conduct training burn in Gales Creek

The little white house burns. Photo: Chas Hundley//Banks Post GALES CREEK - Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, Banks Fire District 13, Gaston Rural Fire Protection District, and the Cornelius

By Chas Hundley

/ 6 Feb 2020

PHOTOS: Local fire agencies conduct training burn in Gales Creek

Mobile home, pole barn destroyed in Buxton-area fire

Photo from the scene courtesy Mitch Ward, Banks Fire District PIO TOPHILL - A fire destroyed a mobile home and the pole barn sheltering it just north of Stub Stewart

By Chas Hundley

/ 11 Dec 2019

Mobile home, pole barn destroyed in Buxton-area fire