Washington wildfire summary for June 19
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 9 months AGO
MOSES LAKE — These are the wildfires that were burning in Washington as of Monday afternoon, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow website:
• South Satus, about 14 miles southeast of Toppenish: 997 acres.
• Hansen Road, about one mile south of Benton City: 6,289 acres.
• Ruppert Road, about three miles north of Benton City: 155 acres.
• Hover Park, three miles southeast of Finley, 528 acres.
• Sutherland, about 10 miles west of Port Angeles: 108 acres.
Containment information was not immediately available for hese blazes.
In addition, there was an unhealthy air warning in effect in the Lake Wenatchee area north of Leavenworth.
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