Brush fire in rural Rainier contained to 1 acre

Officials say a brush fire, southwest of the city of Rainier, is under control as of Monday evening.

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Columbia River Fire & Rescue Chief Eric Smythe told The Daily News that the brush fire was confined to an acre of undeveloped land on hills above the city of Rainier as of about 4:15 p.m.

He added that the Oregon Department of Forestry will remain on the scene to mop up.

Watch Duty, the wildfire and flood tracking platform, reports crews arrived at the fire at 2:15 p.m. in the 29000 block of Ferncrest Drive.

The Oregon Department of Forestry and the fire departments from Scappoose, Clatskanie and Vernonia responded to the blaze, according to a Columbia River Fire & Rescue notice.

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