SPR s Doug Nadvornick reports.
Federal wildfire officials say eight major fires are burning more than 220,000 acres in Washington and Oregon. That doesn’t count several other fires burning in Idaho.
The Northwest Interagency Coordinating Center says four of the region’s largest fires are in southern Oregon, including the largest, the Bootleg fire.
The rest are in Washington and spread out. Up north in the Cascades is the Cedar Creek complex of fires near Mazama, which have forced the closure of state Highway 20. The Burbank fire near Yakima is burning about 12,000 acres of grass. In the southeast corner, the Dry Gulch fire near Asotin has grown by about nine thousand acres to 55,000. It’s burning tall grass, brush and timber. Winds from the west have blown the smoke toward Lewiston and the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, where the air is considered unhealthy. And the Green Ridge fire is nearby. It’s actually two fires that have burned about 200 acres in steep terrain about 3
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Wildfire season has intensified in the Inland Northwest, with the central Idaho mountains and the area where Washington, Oregon and Idaho meet as the hot spots.
In the latter, the Snake River complex of fires has burned more than 54,000 acres on the Idaho side of Snake River as it forms the border with Washington. It is 0% contained.
The Shovel Creek fire is part of that Snake River complex. It is burning in grass and timber and is threatening structures.
The Dry Gulch fire has covered about 47,000 acres of tall grass, brush and timber near Asotin in southeastern Washington. It was caused by lightning on Wednesday. Six outbuildings have burned. The fires is threatening 450 homes, 20 multiple residences and 50 other minor structures. Some residents in the area were required to leave home Saturday night.