Burn piles turned into brush fires Saturday in two separate incidents.
In rural Washington County, near Forest Grove, a burn pile on private property spread onto land logged a year ago and replanted over the winter. The fire was stopped. The property owner with the burn pile was fined by the Oregon Department of Forestry.
In Lebanon, an unmonitored burn pile turned into a one acre brush fire damaging a structure. The fire was contained and no injuries were reported.
Firefighters say it's important to watch burn piles, so if the fire spreads it can be stopped.