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All tagged July 9
Aerial attacks are being made on the Larch Creek Fire burning near Friend. Plumes of smoke can currently be seen south of The Dalles from Dry Hollow Road.
As temperatures soared to a scorching 113 degrees, making it one of the hottest days of the year, residents flocked to the splash pit at Aquatics - Northern Wasco County Parks & Recreation to cool off.
Firefighters are being pulled in multiple directions as multiple fires have broken out in Oregon, including the uncontained 60-acre Boulder Fire just 13 air miles west of Wamic in tall timber in the Mt. Hood National Forest.
Insurance companies are still sorting out the cause of the fire at The Dalles Marina that destroyed eight houseboats and sank four vessels. No cause has been determined as yet, making it impossible to know who is liable for the damage. Salvage of the boathouse and floating of sunken boats is expected after a determination of the cause or the lack thereof is final.
