The cities of Cascade Locks in Oregon and White Salmon in Washington are also prohibiting the use of personal fireworks this Fourth of July.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hood River has issued an emergency ban, effective immediately, on personal fireworks for the Fourth of July.
This comes as firefighters are working to knock down the Tunnel 5 fire in Skamania County, just across the Columbia from Hood River. Since Sunday, the fire has burned 533 acres. It has destroyed several structures and it’s threatening hundreds of homes.
Similar bans are also in place for the holiday in Cascade Locks and White Salmon, Washington.
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