Fire burns in rugged terrain north of Quincy
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 months, 2 weeks AGO
Smoke billows above a fire north of Quincy Thursday afternoon. The blaze didn't cause any structural damage and nobody was injured. Local farmers aided in fighting the fire by plowing a fire break around the advancing edge.
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | September 25, 2025 6:11 PM
QUINCY — Firefighters from multiple agencies responded to a brush fire about 11 miles north of Quincy around 1:45 p.m. Thursday. Air tankers were brought in to fight the fire as well.
The fire burned near the intersection of Road P Northwest and Overen Road Northwest, according to information from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. Wildland trucks and water tenders were requested from multiple agencies due to the rugged terrain, heavy fuels and high winds. Area farmers aided crews by plowing a fire line to help stop the advance of the flames in the dry shrub steppe.
No evacuations were required, but Kyle Foreman, public information officer for GCSO, had asked nearby residents to remain alert in case evacuating became necessary.
The fire was contained shortly before 3 p.m. and had gone into mop up with crews expected to stay on site for a few hours to ensure hot spots were completely put out. No structures were damaged or lost and nobody was hurt in the fire.
Efforts were coordinated by MACC 911 and Grand County Fire Districts 3, 7 and 13, along with the Ephrata Fire Department, Royal Slope Fire-Rescue-EMS, the Bureau of Land Management and GCSO all worked together to address the incident.
A cause for the fire had not been released as of press time.
Editor's Note: The story above has been updated throughout.
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