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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
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