Fire Training Exercise Saturday and Sunday, July 13, 14 in Warrenton

The Clatsop County Firefighters Association along with the Oregon Army National Guard  and Camp Rilea will be conducting a prescribed fire training exercise.  The annual training event called “Wildfire 2013” is scheduled for Saturday July 13 – Sunday July 14 at Camp Rilea in Warrenton.  Approximately 85 fire fighters will be training during the exercise.

The purpose of the event is to further fire fighting skills in a prescribed live wildland fire situation using the Incident Command System.  This training fosters the cooperative working relationships between Clatsop County Emergency Services, local Structural Fire Departments and Oregon Department of Forestry.   The skills and lessons learned in this event can carry over easily to any emergency situation such as severe winter storms or tsunami. Camp Rilea benefits from hosting this event because the prescribe  fire reduces the threat of range fires.  Smoke will be visible Sunday west of Highway 101 in the Camp Rilea and Sunset Beach areas.

ODF along with Astoria, Cannon Beach, Gearhart, Knappa, Lewis & Clark, Olney- Walluski, Seaside, Warrenton, Multnomah County Rural Fire Departments will partner with the Oregon Military Department and the Oregon State Fire Marshal office in participating in this live fire exercise.