Washington fire update for Sept. 28
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WASHINGTON STATE — There are seven large fires in Washington according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center as of Sept. 27. The site defines a large fire as any wildland fire in timber 100 acres or greater, and 300 acres or greater in grasslands/rangelands, or has an Incident Management Team assigned to it.
There are seven fires currently on the Northwest Large Fire Interactive Web Map, though not all of them meet the criteria to be defined as large:
Siouxon: Located in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, started Sept. 23, contained information not available, 109 acres burned.
Boulder Mountain: Located 9 miles northwest of Cusick, started on Aug. 31, 99% contained, 2,310 acres burned.
Kalama: Located 27 miles northeast of Kalama, started on Sept. 1, 6% contained, 355 acres burned.
Goat Rocks: Located 7 miles east of Packwood, started on Aug. 9, 22% contained, 3,675 acres burned.
Bolt Creek: Located 37 miles east of Seattle, Started on Sept. 10, 7% contained, 11,277 acres burned.
Minnow Ridge: Located 25 miles north of Wenatchee, started on Sept. 10, 0% contained, 1,476 acres burned
White River: Located 14 miles northwest of Plains, started on Aug. 11, 10% contained, 3,750 acres burned.
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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.