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Hermiston Butte burned in preparation for holiday
By JESSICA POLLARD
STAFF WRITER
The Umatilla County Fire Dis-
trict 1 set fire to the Hermiston
Butte Saturday in preparation for
July 4.
Around 30 firefighters were
at the scene from surrounding
fire departments, including Echo,
Pendleton, Umatilla, and UCFD1.
The burn provided an opportunity
for seasonal firefighters to train in
fire suppression and cleanup.
“It’s already very
deceptively dry. People
need to be extremely
careful. One errant spark
could rip off an acre.”
Matt Hodge, UCFD1 Lieutenant
Long-time residents will know
that the burning is nothing new,
2nd Wednesday
of Month at
9:00am
Hermiston
Chamber
office
to remove different types of fuel,
said UCFD1 Lieutenant Matt
Hodge.
It can be hard to tell if the July
4 weekend will result in many fire
calls. UCFD1 has four stations —
two staffed and two volunteer —
and some years all four get called
out. Other years, Hodge said, the
district is dealing with as little as
one fire.
But high moisture from last
winter has resulted in a lot of extra
fuel growth, Hodge said.
but in recent years the controlled
burn has stretched from just the
north side to the south side of the
Hermiston Butte as well following
a 2016 fire, when firework embers
set the south side on fire during the
show.
The purpose of a controlled
burn is to remove fuel — brush
and grass — from the area to
avoid future emergency fires, in
part before the Fourth of July Cel-
ebration in Butte Park. Controlled
burns happen all across the nation
“It’s already very deceptively
dry. People need to be extremely
careful,” Hodge said, “One errant
spark could rip off an acre.”
According to the UCDF1 web-
site, this time of year constitutes
a “no burn period.” The period
excludes burns like small recre-
ational fires, barbecues, and agri-
cultural fires. People who have
questions about the burning pol-
icy are encouraged to call Uma-
tilla County Burning line at
1-541-278-6397.
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