The 150-acre Scoggins Creek Fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19. Burning two miles northwest of Hagg Lake (eight miles west of Forest Grove) in the Forest Grove District, the fast-moving blaze is casting embers ahead of the flame front, starting new spot fires, and firefighters are seeing fire whirls – evidence of extreme fire behavior.
Oregon Dept. of Forestry has been joined by Gaston Fire District and other local fire departments in battling the fire, which is burning in 10-15 year-old reprod timber.
Cause of the fire is under investigation.
