MADRAS, OR -- Jefferson County Fire & EMS continues to investigate a Monday evening fire at Central Oregon Seeds, near the Madras Airport. Firefighters were called to Mill Street just after 6:30 p.m. and found heavy smoke coming from the 36,000-square-foot building.
When crews got inside, they saw flames along the walls and roof of the large grain storage bins used for grass seed. Because the bins are made of wood and due to the amount of fire, Jefferson County called for additional crews, including from Bend, Cloverdale, Sisters and Black Butte Ranch. Firefighters from Redmond and Crook County also helped cover other emergency calls in Jefferson County, during the operation.
One firefighter was injured but is expected to recover.
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District says its Fire Corps Incident Support Team was also activated, to support crews working the blaze. A three-person crew arrived "in the middle of the night and provided food and a dry place for firefighters to rehab," the district said in a social media post. Sisters' Fire Corps Team is the largest in the state.
Photos: (top) courtesy of Jennifer Dobkins; (bottom) courtesy of Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Protection District.
