JOSEPH — Extreme winds Saturday, June 5, challenged air resources battling the Joseph Canyon Fire, but also aided the suppression effort by pushing the active fire line back onto itself
Spokane County fire officials today [Friday] announced countywide burn restrictions as the fire danger increases due to dry conditions and brisk winds. Dry
SPR s Steve Jackson reports.
Washington s Department of Natural Resources is working with homeowners to reduce their exposure to wildfires.
The Wildfire Ready Neighbors program is sending fire experts to rural areas to talk about specific ways property owners can make their homes safer. I had a fire expert come to my place, northwest of Spokane. It s a classic eastern Washington landscape, open dry grass meadows with small stands of ponderosa pines. The fire danger has always been here but has become more worrisome in recent years.
The Wildfire Ready Neighbors program sent former Fire District 5 Commissioner Bonnie Cobb. Cobb walked around my property and made specific suggestions about how to make sure if a fire comes to my area, it doesn t spread to my home. First, she examined the immediate zone closest to my house.
Motorhome Destroyed in Fire on I-82 in Umatilla [VIDEO]
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According to the Umatilla County Fire District #1 Facebook posting:
Shortly after 1:30 pm, Umatilla County firefighters responded to find a class A motorhome and the truck it was towing fully engulfed. Due to the high winds, the fire crossed the on-ramp and started a brush fire, which was quickly extinguished.
According to Franklin County Fire District 3, since the temps have heated up, the fire danger in the area has also increased. And, conditions are very dry.
And, with the Memorial holiday coming up, it s traditionally thought of as the first weekend of summer.