2A • August 21, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com /RFDO¿UH¿JKWHUVUHWXUQIURP%DNHU&LW\EOD]H By Dani Palmer Seaside Signal Thirteen Clatsop Coun- ty firefighters arrived home likely ready for a shower and sleep late Sunday night. The 13 were part of a task force who responded to the Cornet fire south of Baker City early Thursday, Aug. 13. They returned after homes and businesses in that eastern Oregon area were considered out of danger. It’s “not that often” local crews respond to a fire elsewhere in the state, Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue Chief Mike Balzer said. It’s been two years since Clatsop County was The Mason Spring Fire, as seen from about milepost 14.2 called upon — the last the on Highway 395 late Thursday afternoon, Aug. 13. The fire, Government Flats fire in just east of Starr Ridge, was originally called Incident 270, and had been contained and controlled at 9.6 acres before The Dalles in 2013. With heat and drought it flared up on Thursday. Officials merged it with the Berry conditions leading to fire Creek Fire, burning about 7 miles south of John Day, with a conditions throughout the new name, Canyon Creek Complex. state, “They’ve got a lot going on,” Balzer said. “It help local resources battle plete special training first. was only a matter of time blazes that threaten lives Training consists of about before they got out to re- or structures. 130 hours worth of class- quest assistance from the When that threat was room and field work to get coast.” reduced, Clatsop Coun- wildland certification, Ol- Locally, Seaside sent ty’s crew was sent home, heiser said. three firefighters to help, Knappa Fire District Knappa’s 28 firefight- the Knappa Fire District Chief Paul Olheiser said. ers receive continued sent four firefighters, His department fights training annually at Camp Warrenton and the Lew- as many wildfires as Rilea. The wildfire pro- is and Clark Volunteer structure fires per year, gram provides hands-on Department sent two and but they “burn real differ- experience and the oppor- Cannon Beach and Gear- ent.” tunity to work as a crew, hart each sent one fire- Wildfires are “real he added. fighter. Lewis and Clark weather and fuel depen- About a dozen of Can- Fire Chief Jeff Golightly dent,” Olheiser said. The non Beach’s 24 volunteers served as the task force’s stronger the winds, the are certified to battle the leader and all faster the fire state’s wildfires as well. but the Gear- “It’s a big commitment spreads. And hart Volunteer hot, dry con- from the guys if they want ‘We like being Fire Depart- ditions make to do it,” Balzer said. But, there, being ment sent a a blaze even he added, those who do are fire engine or harder to con- “excited about the chance involved.’ water tender, to go out and help.” tain. Warrenton Fire Chief as well. The entire county bat- Improved COURTESY OF CANNON BEACH FIRE AND RESCUE Tim Demers “We like weather con- tled local wildfires near to help out,” ditions over Arch Cape last year. The Cornet wildfire, near Baker City, can be seen behind Cannon Beach’s responding fire Wa r r e n t o n the weekend And while a fire is nev- engine. Fire Chief Tim Demers helped crews make prog- er desired, the Warrenton said. “We don’t like to see ress on Oregon’s largest Fire Department got the Forestry, more than 620 As the dry weather venting fires by reducing our brothers and sisters wildfire, Balzer said. Ex- chance to “sharpen things fires have burned on continues, the Department fire-prone activities. fight fires and us not do pected to merge with the up” when it assisted the lands protected by the of Forestry and the state “There is a good anything. We like being Windy Ridge fire, the Cor- Oregon Department of department and forest fire marshal are asking for chance we will get called there, being involved.” net-Windy Ridge blaze, Forestry in the Fort Ste- protective associations the public’s help in pre- out again,” Balzer said. sparked by a lightning vens blaze last month, in Oregon this year. The Structure strike, has burned more Demers said. majority, more than 420, protection That fire scorched 27 are caused by humans, than 150 square miles and Oregon’s Office of destroyed six homes, ac- acres and took about three including the recent the State Fire Marshal cording to reports. days to control. County Line 2 fire on R ecycled Fu rn itu re • A n tiqu es requested the Clatsop According to the Or- the Warm Springs Indian On Monday, firefight- N ew Item s A rrive D aily County Fire Task Force to ers continued to build egon Department of Reservation. assist in structure protec- containment lines around U n iqu e N ew & U sed tion. 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