Tillamook Burn sprang from loggers’ bad gamble

About this episode

The episode discusses the origins of the Tillamook Burn, a significant wildfire caused by loggers' risky decisions in the 1930s.

A hard-pressed crew tried to snake just a few more logs out before quitting for the day, hoping nothing would go wrong in the tinder-dry forest. Unfortunately, something did. (Forest Grove, Washington County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1407d.tillamook-burn-1933-outbreak.html)

Topics covered

• wildfires
• logging
• Oregon history
• environment
• accidents

Keywords

• Tillamook Burn
• logging
• wildfire
• Oregon
• 1930s
• Forest Grove
• Washington County

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Tillamook Burn, Forest Grove, Washington County

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