36 Pit Fire Now At 2300 Acres

The 36 Pit Fire on the Mount Hood National Forest about ten miles southeast of Estacada has now charred 2,300 acres.  A wildfire management team based out of Washington will take over command of the fire this evening.  Structural firefighters from Clackamas and Marion counties were arriving to protect buildings.  So far the fire has been threatening mobile homes.  The fire, which was human caused, has closed Highway 224 at milepost 35.

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