Fire in chip pile at Seneca Pole Mill burns 4 acres
By Logan Bagett on Thursday, June 27th, 2024 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
SENECA – Multiple agencies responded to a fire at the Seneca Pole Mill on Wednesday afternoon. Dispatch logs indicate that on June 26th at about 2:18 p.m., the Seneca Fire Department, the John Day Fire Department, and Oregon Department of Forestry crews were dispatched to the fire that started in a chip pile. The blaze grew to four acres in size. Containment information has not yet been listed. At about 9:22 p.m. Wednesday night, another call came into dispatch regarding flames at the location. Stay posted for updates.
**Image courtesy of Shelby Mortimore/Darla Long**
Another fire was reported Wednesday afternoon, north of Long Creek. Oregon Department of Forestry and Long Creek Fire Department responded to a grass fire along Highway 395, near milepost 87.5. Wildcad reports that blaze, named the Pass Fire, grew to about three-and-a-half acres before firefighters reached containment. A cause has not been listed.
