Over a 12-hour period, crews from multiple fire agencies and counties responded to two serious motor vehicle crashes on South Highway 211 in the cities of Colton and Molalla. It wasn't but a year ago that I was providing comment for a news story about the tragic loss...
Due to the recent amount of burn piles that have evolved into full wildland fires in both our'and neighboring districts, Colton Rural Fire Protection District is issuing a temporary burn ban. Please feel free to call the burn line for updates.
The Colton Rural Fire Protection District #70 exceeded 500 (510) runs for the first time in department history. It reflects a national trend in the fire and emergency medical service industries. This doubles the number of runs by the district only five years ago. It...
With the cooler temperatures and recent rain, ODF has deemed it safe to re-open backyard burning. As always please call the burn line (503.824.3111) prior to starting any burning. Fires must be out by dark and you should always have at least one reliable water source n...
Colton Fire District is still enforcing burn bans. While the temperatures have dropped, we haven't had a significant enough amount of rain to bring risk down.
Thank you for your understanding and helping keep our community safe.
Oregon Department of Forestry North Cascades District is increasing the fire danger to EXTREME!
No fires, even in back yard fire pits, will be allowed in the Colton Rural Fire District area. For it to be allowed it needs to be have switch to turn on and off the flame.
