Bulldozer from Bighorn Logging works the Game Hog Creek Fire |
FOREST GROVE,
Oregon (July 15, 2021) – The fire lines dug by firefighters to control the Game Hog Creek Fire
burning in the Tillamook State Forest have held. About 80 ground crew are
engaged on the wildfire. They have been aided by helicopters assisting with air
drops onto the fire, which is in a steep, inaccessible area of the forest.
More precise
mapping shows the fire, which is about 22 miles northwest of Forest Grove, has
burned a little over 130 acres.
Most
of the Tillamook State Forest remains open to visitors with the exception of Drift Creek Road, Idiot Creek Road and the Fear and
Loaming mountain bike trail. These are closed due to fire activity in the area.
Rogers Camp trailhead is being used as a staging area for firefighters and is
also closed to the public. Highway 6 and 26 to the coast remain open and
unaffected by the fire, which is entirely within the state forest.