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'Red Bridge Fire' near Cle Elum likely human-caused, fire officials say
An active fire north of Red Bridge Road, east of Cle Elum, has prompted evacuation orders. CLE ELUM, Wash. — A wildfire about ...
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What to know: A map of Oregon’s Durkee Fire, the largest in the U.S.
fueling the Durkee Fire in the eastern part of the state, the nation’s largest active fire. Lightning sparked the fire about five miles southwest of Durkee, Ore., in the morning hours of July 17.
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A wildfire in eastern Washington has killed one and destroyed 185 structures
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. — A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities said Saturday.
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Evacuations in place as 3 wildfires burn in eastern Washington state
One person has been confirmed dead in the largest blaze. Evacuations are in place as three wildfires burn in eastern Washington state, officials said. The largest of the blazes -- known as the ...
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Three wildfires across Eastern Washington burn 22,000 acres
As of Thursday morning, three major wildfires burn around Eastern Washington: the Vantage Wildfire in Kittitas County, the Cow Canyon Fire in Yakima Valley, and the Williams Lake fire near Cheney ...
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2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of structures and closing a section of a major interstate for days, fire officials said.
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Fire rules tightened in Eastern Washington
Aug. 26—SPOKANE — Fire restrictions in Eastern Washington have been expanded, according to a press release from the Bureau of Land Management. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire ...
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Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
One of the largest blazes, the so-called Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington, began around noon and a few hours later had surged through 4.7 square miles (12 square kilometers ...
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Firefighters keep wildfire out of evacuated Washington town
on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Sheriff's officials are telling residents in the town of Lind in eastern Washington to evacuate because of a growing wildfire south of town that was burning homes.
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Two dead, hundreds of structures burned in Washington state wildfires
A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of structures and closing a section of a major interstate for days, fire officials said.
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Washington state wildfire leaves at least one dead, 185 structures destroyed
A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities said Saturday. The Gray Fire began shortly ...