Hay fire scorches three acres in rural Sherwood

The Sherwood Gazette, Jul 8, 2010, Updated Jul 8, 2010

Jaime Valdez / Pamplin Media Group

Crews from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue clean up a blaze that burned three acres of hay on Wednesday along LeBeau Road.

A three-acre hay field scheduled to be baled the next day, went up in flames Wednesday in the first significant grass fire of the year for Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue.

The fire occurred at 2133 S.W. Lebeau Road, a rural area south of Sherwood. With temperatures in the mid-90s and a strong south wind, the fire quickly spread, according to fire officials. Initial reports were that flames shot to lengths of between 20 to 30 feet by the time the first engine arrived at 5:40 p.m.

Concerns about the fire spreading to adjacent homes and a forested area, and the need to haul water to the site, prompted the incident commander to call a second-alarm. Units from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, Washington County Fire District 2, along with the Newberg, Hillsboro and Lake Oswego fire departments eventually responded.

Crews successfully protected all homes and structures and were able to contain the fire outside the adjacent forested area. According to fire officials, there were no injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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