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#NineCanyonFire A new fire start Southwest of Finley. The fire is 50 acres and is wind driven, a strike team has also been requested. Wind gusts of 25~ MPH along with extreme fire spread in the area. Terrain is slightly hilly. No evacuations at this time. #wawx
#SunsetFire New fire West of Spokane. The fire size is currently unknown. The fire has reached Rosamond Ave and a second alarm has also been requested. Fire spread in the area is Very High. Wind gusts of 20 MPH. Terrain is relatively flat with hills on the sides. #wawx
#ChelanHillsFire FINAL UPDATE: All evacuations and road closures nearby and in the fire area have been lifted. 04:10 PST. #wawx
#BAndOFire Forward progress has been stopped. In addition, all evacuation levels have been reduced to Level 2 GET SET. Crews will continue to work towards full containment. Red flag conditions on Saturday from 12 pm to 9 pm expected. #wawx
#VegetationFire The fire will be known as Vegetation Fire for now... The fire is 300 acres, 4 fire bosses and 1 air attack plane working the fire. No additional information. #wawx
Several air bosses are En-Route to the new fire... #wawx
New fire to the Southwest of Granger. The fire is not yet reported on Watch Duty but slight smoke is visible on camera. Air attack is circling above the fire. The fire does not have an acreage estimated nor any information... Pending Watch Duty confirmation. #wawx
#BAndOFire The fire is approaching the Vic Smith Rd area and continues to spread fast with V-LAT'S still working on this fire. The fire is estimated to be 2,100 acres at this time. Fire spread in the area continues to be very high. The fire continues North. #wawx
#ChelanHillsFire Some great news on this fire, the fire is now at 95% containment! However, at this time evacuations and road closures still remain in place for some areas. #wawx
#BAndOFire Level 2 evacuation warning North of Okanogan upgraded to Level 3 GO NOW. #wawx
#BAndOFire The fire is now at 1,400+ acres burned, in addition the fire has crossed Salmon Creek rd by approximately 30 acres burned. Level 2 evacuation warning expanded to the North of Okanogan. #wawx
#BAndOFire WOW!! Check out this view... just unbelievable, explosive fire growth. Please take evacuation warnings seriously. The fire is pushing hard toward the Salmon Creek Rd area... #wawx
#BAndOFire V-LAT now En-Route to the fire, for those unfamiliar with the V-LAT's this is a Very Large Air Tanker and the highest level aircraft you get for drops, this is a DC-10 and I believe there are about 4-5 total. The 912 is En-Route. #wawx
#BAndOFire The fire is now estimated at 500+ acres and growing very fast. There are several structures being threatened at this time... #wawx
#BAndOFire Here is a look at the rising smoke plume... as you can see this is a very developed fire already just by seeing the size of this... #wawx
#VegetationFire ---> #BAndOFire The fire is moving very fast and is now causing Level 3 GO NOW Evacuations and Level 2 GET SET warnings. The fire is 15-20 acres and was caused by a rekindled house fire. Several air resources are En-Route / Working the fire. #wawx
#MtTomCreekFire Crew continue to have a struggle with rugged terrain being to mainly fight this fire by air resources. This is a very remote fire. The fire is now 27% contained. The fire remains to be minimal threat to any structures and areas at this time. #wawx
#ChelanHillsFire The fire is now 75% contained. All Level 3 evacuations remain. The red cross shelter is now on standby if needed to reopen. A fire weather watch is in effect for Saturday for heightened fire danger. #wawx
#RyegrassCouleeFire The fire is now 535.4 acres and 10% contained. All evacuations with this fire have been dropped. I-90 is now open however Vantage Hwy remains closed due to fire activity and power lines down. #wawx
#CougarFire All evacuations have been dropped for the fire... #wawx
#RyegrassCouleeFire Airtankers inbound!
#ReygrassCouleeFire Requesting a full shutdown of I-90 in the Vantage area at milepost 115 & the Grant County side... The fire is causing Level 3 evacuations for the whole town of Vantage. Do not delay, roads may become blocked. Red flag conditions with strong winds. #wawx
#RyegrassCouleeFire WHOLE CITY OF VANTAGE LEVEL 3 GO NOW. Do not delay leaving, this fire has experienced rapid growth and is threatening structures. Red flag conditions are in effect. Smoke impacts possible near the fire. Wind gusts near ~40 MPH. #wawx
#TelfordFire Highway 2 is closed between Davenport and Creston due to a fast-moving fire at the Telford Rest Area... Please avoid the area... The fire is 10+ acres and has an extreme rate of spread. 2 fire bosses, 1 copter are working the fire. #wawx
#RyegrassCouleeFire The fire is visible on the WSDOT cam... A type 1 copter and 2 scoopers have been ordered for the incident... #wawx
#RyegrassCouleeFire Localized evacuations happening in town of Vantage. A 500-acre fire is threatening a lot of structures. Structure protection is occurring. Fire is pushing towards campground. Law enforcement request shutdown of Vantage Highway at Park Creek Road. #wawx
#TelfordFire New fire Northwest of Davenport. The fire size is unknown at this time. Structures are being threatened by the fire. HWY 2 requesting to be shut down. Fire spread in the area is Extreme. Wind gusts are around ~30 MPH in the East direction. Terrain is flat. #wawx
#CougarFire All evacuation zones have been reduced to be Level 1 Ready. #wawx
#CougarFire The area to the South of the fire has been reduced from a Level 3 evacuation GO NOW to be Level 2 GET SET. Forward progress is stopped however crews are still working the fire. The fire is also now updated to be 3 acres in size. #wawx
#CougarFire Level 2 evacuation GET SET - yellow has now been issued alongside Level 3 evacuation GO NOW. An evacuation shelter has also opened for evacuees. #wawx