July 13, 2019 7:30 a.m. 
A smoke investigation west of Interstate Five near Tri-City led firefighters to a natural cover fire on Friday evening near Industrial Way.
Kyle Reed of the Douglas Forest Protective Association said crews from DFPA, Tri-City Rural Fire Department, Riddle Rural Fire Department and the Canyonville-South Umpqua Fire Department responded to the area around 7:45 p.m. and located the blaze.
The Industrial Way Fire burned 1/10^th of an acre of grass and blackberry bushes before the spread was stopped. A preliminary fire investigation indicated that the cause of the fire may be related to dumping of hot ashes. Firefighters remained on the scene until 9:00 p.m. mopping up hot spots and securing control lines.