Western Forest Products Columbia Vista Division Sawmill Heavily Damaged by Fire

Western Forest Products Inc. (WFP) in a news release on Monday (6-30-25) announced that on Sunday evening the sawmill at its Columbia Vista Division, located in Vancouver, Washington, sustained extensive damage in a fire, rendering the mill inoperable.

In a statement included in the press release WFP’s President and CEO Steven Hofer said “On behalf of Western, I want to extend my sincere gratitude to the firefighters and first responders who attended the fire at our site. While we are shocked by the damage to the mill, we feel incredibly fortunate that no employees or emergency personnel were injured. We are focused on supporting our team members and completing an incident investigation and assessment.”

The Columbia Vista Division produced approximately 53 million board feet of lumber in 2024, with production focused on Douglas Fir specialty products for Japan and U.S. markets.