Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the media by Philomath Fire & Rescue:
FRIDAY, JULY 4
• 2:19 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a report of a grass fire in the 35000 block of Gentry Street in the Wren vicinity. Upon arrival, the crew found a property owner in the process of extinguishing what remained of a 50-by-50-foot area that had burned. According to Fire and Rescue’s report on the incident, the property owner was grinding metal and using an acetylene torch to manufacture a fence on the property when sparks from the operation ignited grass in the adjacent field. The property owner then used his own hose and water supply to contain and extinguish the fire. The Fire and Rescue crew added an additional wet line to the perimeter of the fire based on the windy conditions and dry climate. The Oregon Department of Forestry took over the scene upon arrival.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 12:33 a.m. (Llewellyn Road), 5:59 p.m. (Chapel Drive) and 6:55 p.m. (West Hills Road).
SATURDAY, JULY 5
• No calls of public significance reported.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 7:09 a.m. (North 10th Street), 6:28 p.m. (Tasman Place) and 8:31 p.m. (Tasman Place).
SUNDAY, JULY 6
• 8:59 a.m. — Emergency medical services responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near Blodgett involving a vehicle that hit a deer. The dispatch was canceled en route by Blodgett-Summit Rural Fire.
• 4:55 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a request to go on standby at the Corvallis Fire Department’s Station 2 while that agency was involved with a structure fire.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 3:55 a.m. (Old Peak Road), 9:41 a.m. (Main Street), 11:52 a.m. (Rosecrest Drive), 1:01 p.m. (Main Street), 5:35 p.m. (Northwest Queens Avenue, Corvallis) and 5:54 p.m. (Southwest Hollyhock Circle, Corvallis).
MONDAY, JULY 7
• 12:39 a.m. — Firefighters responded to a report of a burn complaint in the 300 block of Inspiration Way. Upon arrival, crews found a large burn pile that had been burning previously. A brush rig and tender extinguished the fire.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 4:26 a.m. (North 12th Street), 12:13 p.m. (Main Street), 12:41 p.m. (North Seventh Street) and 2:24 p.m. (Calderwood Drive).
TUESDAY, JULY 8
• 3:50 p.m. — Firefighters were deployed through the Oregon State Fire Marshal to a conflagration in southern Oregon. The district reported that the crew returned safely. See separate story.
• 6:01 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a report of a downed line in the 100 block of South 21st Street. Upon arrival, responders found a line that had dropped and crossed the road. After it had been determined that it was a communications line, it was cut by the fire department, coiled up and moved out of the street. The telephone company was contacted and a message left about the issue.
• 7:20 p.m. — Emergency medical responders were dispatched to assist Lincoln County on a mutual aid call to the scene of a cardiac arrest emergency at a location on Harlan-Burntwoods Road.
• 8:18 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a report of a small grass fire near the railroad tracks in the 200 block of North 13th Street. Upon arrival, the crew found a 10-by-10-foot grass fire that had been put out by a passing motorist and homeowner. An investigation determined that the fire had been ignited by fireworks and the Philomath Police Department was contacted as a possible reckless burning case.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 11:55 a.m. (College Street), 4:02 p.m. (Rosecrest Drive), 6:29 p.m. (Powderhouse Road), 8:18 p.m. (Peterson Road), 9:46 p.m. (North 16th Lane) and 10:04 p.m. (Rosecrest Drive).
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
• 11:12 a.m. — Firefighters responded to a report of a possible structure fire in the 1200 block of Main Street involving electrical surges that had set off alarms. The crew arrived to find the two-story Main Street Station commercial building had been evacuated. No fire was found but a heavy electrical smoke smell was coming from a mechanical room. A fire crew from Corvallis also was dispatched to the scene. Pacific Power was contacted and power was cut from the building. Pacific Power and the building’s owner took over the scene.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 12:12 a.m. (North Eighth Street), 12:20 a.m. (Rosecrest Drive), 3:29 a.m. (Rosecrest Drive), 6:04 a.m. (South 33rd Street), 8:26 a.m. (Main Street) and 1:59 p.m. (Powderhouse Road).
THURSDAY, JULY 10
• 1:05 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a request by the Oregon Department of Forestry to send a crew to the scene of a small fire in the 17000 block of Little Lobster Road. A short time later, the request was canceled.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 8:35 a.m. (Rosecrest Drive) and 9:46 a.m. (Richard Place).