ODF responds to fire in Columbia Gorge

Above: ODF responded overnight to a fire high above I-84 near Mitchell Point in the Columbia River Gorge.

ODF’s Central Oregon District is responding to a fire that started overnight on state
parkland in the Columbia River Gorge near Mitchell Point in Hood River County. The fire is estimated at less than one
acre and is burning on steep terrain not far from the footprint of last year’s Eagle Creek Fire. Spread of the fire has been stopped. Two ODF engines are on scene along with 2 fire engines
from the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and an engine each from the
City of Hood River Fire Department and the Westside Fire Department. Cause of the fire is not yet known.