FIREFIGHTERS DEPART FROM GRESHAM TO FIGHT DALLES WILDFIRE
News Release from City of Gresham
Posted on FlashAlert: August 6th, 2014 3:18 PM
MEDIA ADVISORY
GRESHAM, Ore. - Media representatives can capture the departure of 20 Multnomah County firefighters at 3:30 p.m. today from Gresham Fire Station 74, 192nd and Halsey to fight the Rowena Fire burning in the Columbia River Gorge.
The Gresham Fire Department is sending one city engine with four firefighters to the Rowena Fire, which has burned about 200 acres and threatens an estimated 70 homes. The Multnomah County Fire Defense Board, made up of all the fire departments and fire districts in the county, are deploying the task force.
The total number of firefighters deployed this afternoon is 20, according to Gresham Fire Division Chief Scott Lewis, the current Fire Defense Board Chief for Multnomah County, and the official who made the assignments.
Scott reports that the deployment includes one Gresham engine, one Port of Portland engine, two City of Portland engines, one water tender from Corbett Fire District, and a task force leader from Portland Fire.
The task force is assembling at Gresham Fire Station 74, 192nd and Halsey, at 3:00 p.m. today for a 3:30 departure. Their first destination is the staging area at the Wahtonka High School on 10th street in The Dalles.
-30-
GRESHAM, Ore. - Media representatives can capture the departure of 20 Multnomah County firefighters at 3:30 p.m. today from Gresham Fire Station 74, 192nd and Halsey to fight the Rowena Fire burning in the Columbia River Gorge.
The Gresham Fire Department is sending one city engine with four firefighters to the Rowena Fire, which has burned about 200 acres and threatens an estimated 70 homes. The Multnomah County Fire Defense Board, made up of all the fire departments and fire districts in the county, are deploying the task force.
The total number of firefighters deployed this afternoon is 20, according to Gresham Fire Division Chief Scott Lewis, the current Fire Defense Board Chief for Multnomah County, and the official who made the assignments.
Scott reports that the deployment includes one Gresham engine, one Port of Portland engine, two City of Portland engines, one water tender from Corbett Fire District, and a task force leader from Portland Fire.
The task force is assembling at Gresham Fire Station 74, 192nd and Halsey, at 3:00 p.m. today for a 3:30 departure. Their first destination is the staging area at the Wahtonka High School on 10th street in The Dalles.
-30-
Sent via FlashAlert Newswire. Replies to this message do not go back to the sender.
Go to http://FlashAlert.net/login.html to change or delete these messages.
Go to http://FlashAlert.net/login.html to change or delete these messages.
