The Oregon Department of Forestry is hosting a virtual meeting open to the public on Tuesday, October 12, to learn about forest management planning for state forestlands west of the Cascades. This…
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Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Multiple Fire Departments Respond to Helicopter Crash in Remote Area of Tillamook State Forest
OIOpublisher September 8, 2021 – 5:45 pm UPDATE: According to TCSO Deputies who just left the area of the helicopter crash reported earlier today, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is on site…
Oregon Dept. of Forestry Thanks to Partners for Support during Cedar Butte Fire
Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook District would like to recognize the businesses and partners that assisted in response to Cedar Butte Fire that started August 11th. These companies and partners helped support…
ODF News | Cedar Butte Fire Morning Update Saturday, August 14, 2021 – Perimeter Complete Around Fire, Focus on Mop Up Operations
Crews have completed a perimeter around the fire and are focusing on mop up operations. TILLAMOOK, Ore.- The Cedar Butte Fire 18 miles east of Tillamook is now 74 acres, but crews…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – Tillamook State Forest: Cedar Butte Fire Update – 8/13/21 – Favorable overnight conditions, crews make progress; High temps & red flag warning today challenges efforts
Favorable overnight conditions allowed firefighting crews to make good progress, but today’s high temperatures and a red flag warning will continue to challenge firefighters TILLAMOOK, Ore.- The Cedar Butte Fire 18 miles…
CEDAR BUTTE FIRE IN TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST AT 60 ACRES, 10% CONTAINMENT, NO STRUCTURES THREATENED – Video
Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Photos & Video by Don Backman for the Tillamook County Pioneer TILLAMOOK, Ore.- The Cedar Butte Fire continues to burn approximately 18 miles east of…
ODF News – Tillamook State Forest: Cedar Butte Fire Morning Update for Thursday, August 12, 2021
TILLAMOOK, Ore.- The Cedar Butte Fire burning west of Highway 6 up Cedar Butte Road is currently estimated at 50 acres. The fire is burning entirely on Tillamook State Forest ground in…
MOTOR VEHICLES, CAMPFIRES BANNED ON EASTERN PORTION OF TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST DUE TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
FOREST GROVE, Ore. — With fire danger rising across northwest Oregon, use of motorized vehicles and all campfires will be prohibited on the eastern portion of the Tillamook State Forest and state…
ABOUT 50 FIRES FROM SUNDAY’S THUNDERSTORMS ARE REPORTED IN ODF’S SW OREGON DISTRICT
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (August 2, 2021) – An estimated 50 fires have been reported following thunderstorms that passed though the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters,…
Game Hog Creek Fire: Hands-on look at fighting forest fires in the Tillamook State Forest
EDITOR’S NOTE: Don Backman is a local photographer and correspondent who grew up in Tillamook County. A retired Special Education teacher, he spent 21 summers fighting forest fires, first for the BLM,…