Fire scorches around 10 acres near Wilson Creek
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A Grant County Fire District 12 truck works on putting out hot spots near Wilson Creek Monday.
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A Grant County Public Utility District lineman checks one of the power lines Monday near the fire on Stratford Road.
Crews from Grant County Fire District 5 work on mopping up the fire on Monday. There were 14 units with 22 personnel to control the blaze.
Grant County Fire District 12 mops up sagebrush and grass Monday after a fire started in the 19000 block of Stratford Road.
WILSON CREEK – On Monday at around 2 p.m., Grant County Fire District 12 was paged out to a brush fire in the 19000 block of Stratford Road.
According to GCFD12 Chief Scott Mortimer, the cause of the fire is undetermined. The fire burnt around 10 acres of grass and sagebrush, Mortimer said.
“The heavy sage brush needed a little more attention,” Mortimer said.
Mortimer said GCFD12 received help from both Grant County Public Utility District and Grant County Fire District 5.
“I was very pleased,” Mortimer said. “We had 14 units with 22 personnel respond, plus Grant PUD because it was very close to the line – they sent three units to assist in the initial lockdown.”
Mortimer said Grant PUD came out to make sure power lines were not damaged by flames and to ensure that there was no power lost to nearby residents.
He said there were no structures damaged by the fire and no injuries occurred.
Other fires in Washington as of Tuesday:
Sources: InciWeb, WatchDuty.
Barker Canyon Fire: 90 acres. No containment. Located in Douglas and Grant Counties, near Banks Lake. Started July 20. The cause is under investigation.
Bear Gulch Fire: 762 acres. 19% contained. Located 10 miles northwest of Hoodsport. Started July 6. The fire was human-caused.
Burdoin Fire: 10,973 acres. No containment. Located in Klickitat County and Oregon. Started July 18. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Hope Fire: 7,891 acres. 55% contained. Located 15 miles north of Kettle Falls. Started July 8. The cause is under investigation.
Lake Spokane Fire: 2,338 acres. 16% contained. Located in Stevens County. Started July 19. The cause is under investigation.
Pomas Fire: 3,429 acres. No containment. Located 36 miles northwest of Entiat. Started June 13. The cause of the fire was lightning.
Toonerville Fire: 85 acres. 80% contained. Located in Mason County. Started July 8. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A Grant County Public Utility District lineman checks one of the power lines Monday near the fire on Stratford Road.
Crews from Grant County Fire District 5 work on mopping up the fire on Monday. There were 14 units with 22 personnel to control the blaze.
Grant County Fire District 12 mops up sagebrush and grass Monday after a fire started in the 19000 block of Stratford Road.ARTICLES BY NANCE BESTON
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