Grass fire – Yachats
10:17am Report of a grass fire burning on Reeves Circle south of the bridge. Reported to be low risk.
10:20am Fire just got bigger…flames now headed toward a house, blown by the wind. Frankie and the gang will hopefully be on it fairly quickly.
10:23am As power lines get re-energized damaged lines on or near the ground start sparking, causing brush and grass fires. HEADS UP PEOPLE!! SCAN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LOOK FOR SMOKE!!!
10:32AM Yachats Fire Chief Frankie Petrick has asked 9-1-1 Dispatch to tell the power company don’t re-energize the lines because fallen electrical wires start sparking again and start more fires.
