Homes evacuated due to Toledo brush fire

A brush fire that broke out along the east side of Sturdevant Road in Toledo during mid afternoon on Wednesday resulted in the evacuation of several homes and responses from a number of fire districts and law enforcement agencies.

Because the fire occurred outside of the Toledo City Limits, the sheriff’s office provided incident command for handling the flow of people and traffic either trying to leave or get to the area.

Fire crews from Toledo, Newport, Depoe Bay and Seal Rock, as well as Department of Forestry and fire units from Benton County responded to the scene.

By late Wednesday afternoon, it appeared that the threat was pretty much under control, and no homes looked to have been damaged by flames.

Check out the Lincoln County Leader website and next week’s print edition for further details as they become available.