Fourth of July fireworks started at least 25 fires in Portland, but only one in Bend
A file photo of fireworks for sale. In Portland, more than two dozen fires in the hours celebrating the Fourth of July this year were caused by fir...
A file photo of fireworks for sale. In Portland, more than two dozen fires in the hours celebrating the Fourth of July this year were caused by fireworks. Cheyenne Thorpe / OPB Firefighters all over Oregon spent the Fourth of July battling fires started by fireworks. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor Battalion chief Mike Traeger says he's been with the Gresham Fire Department for about 35 years, but 'last night was exceptional for us just in the volume of fires that we had.' Portland, Gresham and Clackamas County firefighters had a wide area to cover and chipped in with mutual aid.