Two-Alarm House Fire In Washington County Displaces Five (Photo)
- 02/21/26
At 12:38 p.m. today, multiple callers to 911 began reporting seeing black smoke and flames from the 21900 block of Southwest Hillsboro Highway in unincorporated Washington County. As first-arriving crews neared the area, they saw a column of dark smoke and upgraded the call to bring additional resources to the scene. Firefighters found a four-story log house fully engulfed with flames, threatening trees, an RV, and other outbuildings. They upgraded the call to a second alarm for further personnel and resource support.
Due to its location in rural Washington County and an approximately 400-foot driveway, the response required crews to shuttle water. Water tenders were dispatched to bring additional water to the incident. Firefighters took an aggressive exterior attack to protect exposures and the immediate surrounding area. Neighbors confirmed with the homeowners that all residents and pets were away at the time of the fire. Within twelve minutes of crews arriving and starting fire extinguishment measures, the roof collapsed.
With assistance from Hillsboro Fire and Dundee Fire, crews brought the fire under control and there were no reported injuries. While crews contained the fire to the home and the RV, both are total losses and five residents are displaced. A fire investigator is working to determine the cause. TVF&R would like to thank our partners at Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Dundee Fire, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, AMR, Portland General Electric, Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency, ODOT, and the City of Newberg for providing off-site water supply.
TVF&R approves the use of all images included with this release for the purpose of news dissemination.
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Two-Alarm House Fire In Washington County Displaces Five (Photo)
- 02/21/26
At 12:38 p.m. today, multiple callers to 911 began reporting seeing black smoke and flames from the 21900 block of Southwest Hillsboro Highway in unincorporated Washington County. As first-arriving crews neared the area, they saw a column of dark smoke and upgraded the call to bring additional resources to the scene. Firefighters found a four-story log house fully engulfed with flames, threatening trees, an RV, and other outbuildings. They upgraded the call to a second alarm for further personnel and resource support.
Due to its location in rural Washington County and an approximately 400-foot driveway, the response required crews to shuttle water. Water tenders were dispatched to bring additional water to the incident. Firefighters took an aggressive exterior attack to protect exposures and the immediate surrounding area. Neighbors confirmed with the homeowners that all residents and pets were away at the time of the fire. Within twelve minutes of crews arriving and starting fire extinguishment measures, the roof collapsed.
With assistance from Hillsboro Fire and Dundee Fire, crews brought the fire under control and there were no reported injuries. While crews contained the fire to the home and the RV, both are total losses and five residents are displaced. A fire investigator is working to determine the cause. TVF&R would like to thank our partners at Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Dundee Fire, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, AMR, Portland General Electric, Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency, ODOT, and the City of Newberg for providing off-site water supply.
TVF&R approves the use of all images included with this release for the purpose of news dissemination.
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