The Oregon Department of Forestry announced that fire season will be declared Monday, July 11 at 1 a.m. in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association region, which stretches from northern Yamhill County to Astoria and from near Forest Grove to the Pacific Ocean.
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
The Game Hog Creek Fire, July 22 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley
Fire season ended in the last of the 16 million acres of Oregon forestland protected by the Oregon Department
Photo from the scene courtesy ODF
In an afternoon update regarding the Cedar Butte Fire, the Oregon Department of Forestry said the wildfire had grown from an estimated 50 acres
A map of the Game Hog Creek Fire on Tuesday, July 20. Map: Oregon Department of Forestry
Fire crews are pushing into the interior of the Game Hog Creek Fire
A Fireboss Single Engine Air Tanker drops an 800 gallon load of Hagg Lake water on the Game Hog Creek Fire on Saturday, July 17, 2021. Photo from Oregon Department
Stacks of water bottles await firefighters at the Rogers Camp Trailhead on Wednesday, July 14. Photo: Chas Hundley
The Oregon Department of Forestry said that fire crews battling the Game
An Oregon Department of Forestry firefighter fights the Game Hog Creek Fire. Photo: ODF
This story was updated at 10:15 a.m. with additional information.
The Game Hog Creek
Banks Fire District firefighters and other area agencies prepare to deploy to central Oregon. Photo: TVF&R
Local firefighters from Washington County and the Oregon Department of Forestry are
The Banks Fire District #13 headquarters in Banks on March 3, 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley
A county-wide burn ban went into effect Tuesday morning at 7 a.m., putting a
A "Super Scooper" plane fights the Powerline Fire near Cherry Grove. Photo taken from ODF video
Fire season in this corner of Oregon will begin Tuesday, June 22
