IVFD Received Assistance from Several Agencies in Highway 199 Trailer Fire
The Illinois Valley Fire District received assistance from several agencies in knocking down a large weekend vehicle fire on Redwood Highway near O'Brien.
On Friday at 6:33 p.m., crews from IVFD, the US Forest Service, Gasquet Fire and the Oregon Department of Forestry were dispatched to the incident at US Highway 199 and Green Gate Road.
IVFD officials said arriving units found a trailer on fire that had spread into the nearby wildland. Firefighters attacked the blaze, fully extinguishing the trailer and stopping further spread into the forest.
Officials said the cause of the trailer fire was unknown. It was towed to Cave Junction for further investigation.
Posted on 7/29/24 5:58AM by Sam Marsh
