Cloverdale firefighters have an active Rodeo

The last day of Rodeo this year was as full of action for the Cloverdale Fire Department as it was for the cowboys - and their ride lasted a lot longer than eight seconds.

Firefighters tackled a brush fire in the forest behind the rodeo grounds, a motor-vehicle collision that knocked down a power pole, and a car fire on the detour route set up by responding agencies.

With the assistance of U.S. Forest Service and Oregon Department of Forestry units, the brush fire was contained to approximately a quarter of an acre of brush and kept out of the trees.

The crash knocked down a power pole near Paradise Alley on Highway 20, draping live power lines across the highway. The occupants of the vehicle involved in the crash denied having any injuries, so after traffic was rerouted around the scene firefighters at the collision returned to their station.

As firefighters were getting the equipment involved in these two incidents ready to respond again, they were dispatched to a car fire on Highway 126 at Cloverdale Road. This was along the detour route set up by law enforcement and Oregon Department of Transportation personnel in response to the collision on Highway 20. The fire resulted in the closure of Highway 126 for a short time.

After negotiating their way through the backed-up traffic, firefighters quickly extinguished the fire in the Honda Passport. All of the occupants of the Honda were out of the vehicle when firefighters arrived. Even though the Honda was completely destroyed by the fire, firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the surrounding vegetation.