IVFD & ODF Crews Battled Grass Fire Behind USFS Building in Cave Junction
The Illinois Valley Fire District and Oregon Department of Forestry battled a grass fire in Cave Junction last night.
On Wednesday at 8:37 p.m., IVFD and ODF crews were dispatched to a reported vegetation fire in a field behind the US Forest Service building at 336 South Kerby Avenue.
Arriving units found the fire to be moving at a moderate spread in the thick brush, so commanders requested another IVFD engine as well as an engine from Rural Metro Fire Department for structure protection at a nearby trailer park.
The US Forest Service also assisted suppression efforts with a manned ATV that was equipped with a water pump. The fire was quickly extinguished and mopped up at approximately one acre.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Posted on 10/3/24 6:18AM by Sam Marsh
