We're honored to be able to provide quality fire, EMS, and rescue services to the residents of the City of Forest Grove and our surrounding rural communities.
Forest Grove, Oregon
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Burn Ban for Washington County ends at 12:01am, October 15th, 2026. For further burning information for Forest Grove, visit burndaymessage.com
We’re hiring for current vacancies and establishing an eligibility list for Firefighter-Paramedic or Firefighter-EMT positions.
The job announcement details can be found here: governmentjobs.com/careers/f…
As of 11:33am, Highway 6 is back open in both directions. Expect minors delays as weekend coastal traffic catches up. #pdxtraffic
We’re on scene of a RV fire at a residence on NW Wilson River HWY. Crews have the fire contained. While we operate on the scene, we have one lane of the highway closed with @WCSOOregon flagging traffic around our units. Expect slight delays on HWY 6 near MP 41 until we clear.
We’re on scene of a RV fire at a residence on NW Wilson River HWY. Crews have the fire contained. While we operate on the scene, we have one lane of the highway closed with @WCSOOregon flagging traffic around our units. Expect slight delays on HWY 6 near MP 41 until we clear.
We’ve cleared from a serious crash on HWY 6 at Milepost 39. 3 patients transported to hospitals, 1 by @LifeFlightNtwrk. Highway is closed while OSP investigates the scene. Reopen possibly around 3:45pm. #pdxtraffic
We’re on scene of a vehicle fire on Wilson River Hwy (OR HWY 6 Milepost 42.5), just east of the intersection of Gales Creek RD. The fire is out, but crews will have the highway closed until all hot spots are cold. Expect delays on the highway until 9:30pm or sooner. #pdxtraffic
Crews have extinguished the fire and are mopping up hotspots with the assistance of farmers. Fire burned approx 5 acres of wheat stubble.
We are on scene of a field fire off of NW Greenville Road, north of the intersection of Evers Road. Crews are working on extinguishing the flames. There are currently no evacuation needs at this time.
A faller has brought down the tree and our crews are now working on extinguishing all hotspots. Gales Creek RD is still down to one lane.
We're out with a lightning strike on Gales Creek RD near David Hill RD. A tree is smoking approx 60ft up. We're awaiting for a tree faller to assess the situation. One lane of Gales Creek RD is blocked with police assisting with traffic control.
Small afternoon brush fire on HWY47 was started by an old burn pile that reignited. Thankfully didn’t spread, but was really close. If you did any burning this spring, go re-soak your burn pile to take out any heat. It takes everyone to prevent a fire.
HWY6 fire is out. @WCSOOregon units have opened up one lane of traffic. Local fire units are clearing, ODF crews going to continue to mop up the scene. #pdxtraffic
We’re on scene assisting @ORDeptForestry with a brush fire on HWY 6 at milepost 34. Crews have the fire out, it’s approx 1 acre in size. HWY 6 is closed at this time. #pdxtraffic
We’re on scene assisting @ORDeptForestry with a brush fire on HWY 6 at milepost 34. Crews have the fire out, it’s approx 1 acre in size. HWY 6 is closed at this time. #pdxtraffic
We are on scene of a 2 alarm field fire off of SW Springhill RD near Fern Hill RD. Crews are working on extinguishing the flames. There are no current evacuation needs.
We’ve extinguished a brush fire on Ruca Ct off of Glade Ave (new Parkview Terrace development). The fire burned about 1/4 acre of grass & vegetation. Firefighters are putting out hot spots. There are no evacuations at this time. The cause is under investigation at this time.
Over night the burn ban for Washington County went into effect. For more information visit burndaymessage.com
Burn Ban in Washington County begins June 15th. More information here: flashalert.net/id/HFR/189080
Noon update, @nwnatural crews have stopped the leak and we have reopened the area.
We’re on scene of a gas leak on College Way near 21st Ave. We are keeping citizens away from the area along College Way and if you’re in the area along College Way, remain inside. We are waiting on @nwnatural to stop the leak.
