Umatilla Indian Reservation Firefighters Contain 80-Acre Grass Fire Near Pendleton | News Channel 3-12

Umatilla Indian Reservation firefighters contain 80-acre grass fire near Pendleton | News Channel 3-12

By Robert Desaulniers Click here for updates on this story    PENDLETON, Ore. (KAPP) -- Firefighters were able to contain a

Umatilla Indian Reservation firefighters contain 80-acre grass fire near Pendleton

By Robert Desaulniers Click here for updates on this story     PENDLETON, Ore. (KAPP) — Firefighters were able to contain a fast-moving grass fire that started on Wednesday morning and burned nearly 100 acres and threatened a few homes and structures. Dispatch records show a fire was reported in grassland east of Pendleton near Kirkpatrick Road at about 11:31 a.m. on August 20. Firefighters from the Umatilla Rural Fire Protection District said t…

UPDATE: Fire near Mission has been contained - Elkhorn Media Group

UPDATE: 8/20/2025 at 3:03 P.M.: CTUIR Public Safety Department says the fire has been contained, reports have put its size at 80 acres. MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Public Safety Department reports the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department (UTFD) has responded to a wildfire burning on the north side of the Umatilla River that started near Tiger Lane. The fire is about 5 acres in size and is spreading a…