House Fire Displaces Three Residents (Photo)
- 03/01/26
At 4:54pm on Sunday March 1st, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire in the 1600 block of A Street. Residents reported light smoke in the second floor of the house. When fire crews arrived, they found increased levels of black smoke from the upstairs portion of the house. Firefighters were able to quickly find the fire and extinguish it, preventing it from spreading to other rooms in the house.
Three residents were in the home when the smoke was discovered, two of them suffered from smoke inhalation. They were assessed on scene by medical crews, but didn't require transport to a hospital. The three residents are receiving assistance from Red Cross on temporary housing as the house received water and smoke damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue wants to remind citizens to have a working smoke alarm in each bed room as well as outside sleeping areas on each floor.
Our crews received assistance on scene from Cornelius Fire Department, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Gaston Fire District, AMR, Forest Grove Police, Red Cross Cascades, Forest Grove Light & Power and NW Natural.
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House Fire Displaces Three Residents (Photo)
- 03/01/26
At 4:54pm on Sunday March 1st, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire in the 1600 block of A Street. Residents reported light smoke in the second floor of the house. When fire crews arrived, they found increased levels of black smoke from the upstairs portion of the house. Firefighters were able to quickly find the fire and extinguish it, preventing it from spreading to other rooms in the house.
Three residents were in the home when the smoke was discovered, two of them suffered from smoke inhalation. They were assessed on scene by medical crews, but didn't require transport to a hospital. The three residents are receiving assistance from Red Cross on temporary housing as the house received water and smoke damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue wants to remind citizens to have a working smoke alarm in each bed room as well as outside sleeping areas on each floor.
Our crews received assistance on scene from Cornelius Fire Department, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Gaston Fire District, AMR, Forest Grove Police, Red Cross Cascades, Forest Grove Light & Power and NW Natural.
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Abandoned Home Burns North Of Forest Grove (Photo)
- 02/24/26
At 7:03pm on Tuesday February 24th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire on NW Highway 47, near the community of Greenville. Motorists on Highway 47 called in the fire stating a building was engulfed in flames. Minutes after being dispatched, the first fire units arrived on scene to find an abandoned house fully engulfed in flames and starting to collapse. Firefighters worked on extinguishing the fire while preventing embers from spreading to a nearby structure. Within minutes of firefighters arriving, the whole structure had collapsed onto itself. It took firefighters approximately 45 minutes to extinguish the majority of the fire with several hidden hot spots under the collapsed debris.
Due to the rural location with no fire hydrants, firefighters had to bring water to the scene in water tender vehicles that carry 3,000 gallons of water. During the incident, a one mile stretch of Highway 47 was closed for almost two hours due to fire apparatus operating at the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted on scene by Banks Fire District, Cornelius Fire Department, AMR Washington County, Washington County Sheriffs Office, Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Transportation.
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Abandoned Home Burns North Of Forest Grove (Photo)
- 02/24/26
At 7:03pm on Tuesday February 24th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire on NW Highway 47, near the community of Greenville. Motorists on Highway 47 called in the fire stating a building was engulfed in flames. Minutes after being dispatched, the first fire units arrived on scene to find an abandoned house fully engulfed in flames and starting to collapse. Firefighters worked on extinguishing the fire while preventing embers from spreading to a nearby structure. Within minutes of firefighters arriving, the whole structure had collapsed onto itself. It took firefighters approximately 45 minutes to extinguish the majority of the fire with several hidden hot spots under the collapsed debris.
Due to the rural location with no fire hydrants, firefighters had to bring water to the scene in water tender vehicles that carry 3,000 gallons of water. During the incident, a one mile stretch of Highway 47 was closed for almost two hours due to fire apparatus operating at the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was assisted on scene by Banks Fire District, Cornelius Fire Department, AMR Washington County, Washington County Sheriffs Office, Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Transportation.
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