ODF engine battles grass fire Tuesday (Photo: Gaston Rural Fire District)
ODF Forest Grove District crews assisted the Gaston Rural Fire District on a 2-acre fire Tuesday initiated by a person using a cutting torch in a dry field sparked a grass fire in the Cherry Grove area west of Gaston.
Crews from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Yamhill Fire District assisted in containing the fire and prevented fire damage from reaching nearby structures.
There is a general burn ban in effect for Washington County due to high fire risk.
Please be careful this week – and throughout the summer – with open flames or sparks that could ignite grasslands or forests.
Kevin Weeks
Oregon Department of Forestry