At 11 o’clock this morning, MCFR was dispatched to a smoke investigation, which later was upgraded to a brushfire, at the end of East 20th in The Dalles below some Orchards. Engine 22, Brush 21, Tender 23, Chief 23, US Forest Service 601 and 603, ODF 9462, North Wasco PUD, The Dalles City Police and Wasco County Sheriff‘s responded to the call. The fire was quickly contained at about 1 acre by responding crews.
The cause was determined to be a squirrel who came in contact with overhead power lines.