Firwood, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mount Hood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97055. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bull Run quadrangle. It stands 1,204 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Cherryville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Bull Run quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Bull Run quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Firwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 87 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | LILIAN LN |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Molalla Unit | DUSTY LANE #1 |
| 27 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | SKOGAN RD #1 |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | GRANDMA |
| 24 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BRIAN RANCH RD |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HOWLETT FIRE |
| 23 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | TRUBEL GRASS FIRE |
| 23 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BORNSTEDT GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Firwood: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| Dover | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Bull Run | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Cherryville | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Douglass Ridge | 4.7 miles | 25 | |
| Aims | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Kelso | 5.2 miles | 26 | |
| George | 5.7 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Firwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22022488 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1142143. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.








