Railroad Fire evacuation notices canceled
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Evacuation notices for communities and residences threatened by the Railroad Fire were canceled Sunday night.
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MATTAWA — All evacuation notifications for the Railroad Fire near Beverly have been canceled as of Sunday evening. All roads have reopened.
The evacuation levels were downgraded Saturday night, and canceled at about 7 p.m. Sunday for Beverly, Schwana, Smyrna and Lower Crab Creek, according to a notification from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. Crab Creek Road has reopened.
The fire started late at about 11 p.m. Wednesday and had burned about 8,400 acres as of Saturday night. Seven residences were destroyed, but no one has been injured, according to information from the Southeast Washington Incident Interagency Management Team.
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Railroad Fire evacuation notices canceled
MATTAWA — All evacuation notifications for the Railroad Fire near Beverly have been canceled as of Sunday evening. All roads have reopened.
Level 3 evacuation notices issued for fire northwest of Quincy
QUINCY — A Level 3 evacuation notice has been issued for a section of Road T Northwest near Quincy due to a fast-moving wildfire.
Level 3 evacuation area extended for Railroad Fire
MATTAWA — The area of Level 3 evacuations prompted by the Railroad Fire north of Mattawa has been extended to the area of lower Crab Creek. The Grant County Sheriff's Office issued a Level 3 notice about 8 a.m. Friday for the area about seven miles from SR 243. Level 3 means people in the affected areas should leave immediately. The GCSO issued a Level 2 notice for the area from Jericho to Smyrna at about 8:40 a.m. Friday. A Level 2 notice means residents should be ready to evacuate and monitor emergency information.