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IVFD Crews Extinguished Small Vegetation Fire on West Side Road near CJ

The Illinois Valley Fire District extinguished a vegetation fire near Cave Junction this week.

Late Tuesday night, IVFD crews responded to the fire at milepost 6 of West Side Road near Finch Road and BLM Road 11.

Arriving units found a quarter-acre fire burning in roadside vegetation. Crews successfully put out the flames and completed mop-up operations in short order.

The incident was turned over to the Oregon Department of Forestry for a follow-up investigation.
Posted on 4/17/25 6:19AM by Sam Marsh