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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