Overnight 2 Alarm Fire Damages Home In Forest Grove (Photo)
- 08/09/26
At 12:18am on Sunday August 9th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire in the 3100 block of Lavina Drive. Crews arrived to find heavy fire conditions from the garage and spreading above to the main portion of the split level house. Firefighters began fighting the flames in the garage while additional firefighters worked on accessing the main area of the house. Access to the living area of the house was made difficult due the house being built on a hill, with a stair way and deck to the front door being blocked off from heavy fire as well as items stored in the area to include over a dozen bikes, with several being E-Bikes. Firefighters had to climb a five foot tall retaining wall to get to the front door to access the main portion of the house with ladders put in place later in the incident. Due to the increased amount of fire, additional crews were needed to the scene and a Second Alarm was dispatched at 12:33am.
After approximately 35 minutes on scene, the fire was deemed under control. Crews then spent over an hour checking for hot spots. During this process, a firefighter from Cornelius Fire Department had a piece of debris fall onto them, they were transported to a local hospital with for further evaluation. At time of release, there is not an update on them.
The fire caused heavy damage throughout the structure. The sole resident was able to safely evacuate. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted on scene by Cornelius Fire Department, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Gaston Fire District, Banks Fire District, AMR Washington County and Forest Grove Police Department.
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Overnight 2 Alarm Fire Damages Home In Forest Grove (Photo)
- 08/09/26
At 12:18am on Sunday August 9th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire in the 3100 block of Lavina Drive. Crews arrived to find heavy fire conditions from the garage and spreading above to the main portion of the split level house. Firefighters began fighting the flames in the garage while additional firefighters worked on accessing the main area of the house. Access to the living area of the house was made difficult due the house being built on a hill, with a stair way and deck to the front door being blocked off from heavy fire as well as items stored in the area to include over a dozen bikes, with several being E-Bikes. Firefighters had to climb a five foot tall retaining wall to get to the front door to access the main portion of the house with ladders put in place later in the incident. Due to the increased amount of fire, additional crews were needed to the scene and a Second Alarm was dispatched at 12:33am.
After approximately 35 minutes on scene, the fire was deemed under control. Crews then spent over an hour checking for hot spots. During this process, a firefighter from Cornelius Fire Department had a piece of debris fall onto them, they were transported to a local hospital with for further evaluation. At time of release, there is not an update on them.
The fire caused heavy damage throughout the structure. The sole resident was able to safely evacuate. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted on scene by Cornelius Fire Department, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Gaston Fire District, Banks Fire District, AMR Washington County and Forest Grove Police Department.
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Combine Starts Field Fire Near Gales Creek (Photo)
- 07/13/26
At 4:33pm on Monday July 13th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire in the 54000 block of NW Old Wilson River Road, near the community of Gales Creek. When crews arrived, they found a large section of a field burning wind rowed material from a crimson clover field as well as several small areas burning along the road. Several crews used four wheel drive vehicles to extinguish the flames. Thankfully the fire was concentrated in the wind rows and wasn't spreading quickly.
it took firefighters approximately 20 minutes to extinguish the fire, which burned 2 acres of the field. The fire was caused by a combine processing the crimson clover field. This is our second field fire in four days that was caused by a combine working in our agricultural areas.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted on scene by Banks Fire District, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Oregon Department of Forestry.
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Combine Starts Field Fire Near Gales Creek (Photo)
- 07/13/26
At 4:33pm on Monday July 13th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire in the 54000 block of NW Old Wilson River Road, near the community of Gales Creek. When crews arrived, they found a large section of a field burning wind rowed material from a crimson clover field as well as several small areas burning along the road. Several crews used four wheel drive vehicles to extinguish the flames. Thankfully the fire was concentrated in the wind rows and wasn't spreading quickly.
it took firefighters approximately 20 minutes to extinguish the fire, which burned 2 acres of the field. The fire was caused by a combine processing the crimson clover field. This is our second field fire in four days that was caused by a combine working in our agricultural areas.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted on scene by Banks Fire District, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Oregon Department of Forestry.
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Combine Starts Field Fire Near Dilley (Photo)
- 07/10/26
At 2:55pm on Friday July 10th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported miscellaneous fire involving a combine in a field on SW Spring Hill Road near SW Fern Hill Road. Shortly after being dispatched, our crews upgraded the incident to a Brush Fire due to the potential for a field fire. While responding, crews saw a column of smoke and upgraded the incident to a confirmed fire (also called a First Alarm). First arriving crews found two fires burning approximately one acre of the field and spreading away from the combine. Due to increased winds pushing the fire, the incident was upgraded to a Second Alarm at 3:08pm to bring additional resources. Crews used four-wheel drive apparatus to drive along the fires edge and extinguish the fire. They were successful with extinguishing West side of the fire, but winds continued spreading the flames to the East and South. At 3:30pm we upgraded the incident to a Third Alarm to have additional resources work on extinguishing the active flame front that was endangering the shop as well as heavy vegetation.
At 3:59pm the fire was deemed under control, and the Incident Commander began releasing mutual aid crews back to their home stations. Crews continued to put out hot spots for approximately an additional 30 minutes and at time of release, a fire crew is remaining on scene to patrol for hot spots.
The fire burned approximately 7 acres and was started while a combine that was processing the cut crimson clover field.
As we are in the middle of the summer fire season and fires can start and quickly spread, residents living in rural areas should be prepared to evacuate.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted on scene by Gaston Fire District, Cornelius Fire Department, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Banks Fire District, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Yamhill Fire District, AMR and Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Scene Stats:
Engines – 3
Brush Units - 9
Water Tenders - 5
Chiefs - 5
Total Fire Personnel – 42
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Combine Starts Field Fire Near Dilley (Photo)
- 07/10/26
At 2:55pm on Friday July 10th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported miscellaneous fire involving a combine in a field on SW Spring Hill Road near SW Fern Hill Road. Shortly after being dispatched, our crews upgraded the incident to a Brush Fire due to the potential for a field fire. While responding, crews saw a column of smoke and upgraded the incident to a confirmed fire (also called a First Alarm). First arriving crews found two fires burning approximately one acre of the field and spreading away from the combine. Due to increased winds pushing the fire, the incident was upgraded to a Second Alarm at 3:08pm to bring additional resources. Crews used four-wheel drive apparatus to drive along the fires edge and extinguish the fire. They were successful with extinguishing West side of the fire, but winds continued spreading the flames to the East and South. At 3:30pm we upgraded the incident to a Third Alarm to have additional resources work on extinguishing the active flame front that was endangering the shop as well as heavy vegetation.
At 3:59pm the fire was deemed under control, and the Incident Commander began releasing mutual aid crews back to their home stations. Crews continued to put out hot spots for approximately an additional 30 minutes and at time of release, a fire crew is remaining on scene to patrol for hot spots.
The fire burned approximately 7 acres and was started while a combine that was processing the cut crimson clover field.
As we are in the middle of the summer fire season and fires can start and quickly spread, residents living in rural areas should be prepared to evacuate.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted on scene by Gaston Fire District, Cornelius Fire Department, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Banks Fire District, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Yamhill Fire District, AMR and Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Scene Stats:
Engines – 3
Brush Units - 9
Water Tenders - 5
Chiefs - 5
Total Fire Personnel – 42
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