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…