Fire In East Hills Of Hood River Valley Quickly Controlled

An approximately two-acre wildland fire on Oakridge Drive off of Old Dalles Road in the east hills of the Hood River Valley was brought under control Monday evening.  The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office said fire crews from multiple jurisdictions were involved in limiting the size of the fire.  The Oregon Department of Forestry’s incident management team at the Mosier Creek Fire sent five engines, one hand crew, and four helicopters along with a division supervisor to work with local resources to stop the fire.  Some power lines went down in the fire.  Meanwhile, the Mt. Hood National Forest reported there is a 6-acre fire burning in steep terrain in the White River drainage south of Bonney Meadows Campground on Barlow Ranger District.  Firefighters were responding on the ground and helicopters were dropping water during daylight.  Forest Road 48 is CLOSED between FR 43 and FR 4860 for public and firefighter safety.  Forest officials said they would have more details on Tuesday.

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