Umatilla County Sheriff's Office is seeking information from the public about a brush fire June 28, 2025, in the Warehouse Beach area in Hermiston. (Umatillla County Fire District No. 1/Contributed Photo)

HERMISTON — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information from the public about a brush fire June 28 in the Warehouse Beach area in Hermiston.

Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 reported it received the call-out for the fire at 3:36 p.m.

The fire required an extensive amount of manpower due to its remote location, according to the fire district, which restricted the ability of traditional fire engines to reach the site. A “saw team” — a specialized group of firefighters trained in using chainsaws to strategically clear brush and create breaks in the fire — was formed on-scene to stop the fire’s forward progress.

The sheriff’s office on June 30 on its Facebook page posted the request for public assistance, asking anyone with information related to the cause of this fire or of the person or persons involved, to contact the county’s 24-hour dispatch center at 541-966-3651 and reference case No. 25-0783.

More to come.