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The Wallula Junction fire is 50% contained by the highway is back ... Investigators are still trying to determine what started the fire north of the Walla Walla River along Highway 12 about 12:45 ...
Sep. 3—The Goat Rocks Fire, located within the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District about 7 miles northeast of Packwood, increased in size Friday as weather patterns shifted, according to the Forest ...
As of August 12, 2024, it had burned over 45,601 acres (18,454 ha), [2] including three residences and two other buildings. [ 3 ] The fire caused the closure of U.S. Route 12 across White Pass , and "evacuate now" orders were issued to residents near Rimrock Lake on July 24.
[32] [33] A shortcut from near Packwood east across White Pass to Naches, very close to the original plan for the east half of State Road 5, was added to the state highway system in 1931 as another branch of the highway. [34] The roadway between Packwood and Cayuse Pass, added to the state highway system on a different alignment in 1905, was ...
Apr. 29—With the 2022 fire season around the corner, Packwood Fire Chief Lonnie Goble isn't just worried about a big wildfire in Packwood. He's expecting it. "In Timberline and High Valley, if a ...
[9] [10] By early October the fire was 36 percent contained and continuing to spread northwards into the Wild Sky Wilderness, causing poor air quality in western Washington. [11] [12] Highway 2 was closed again on October 5 and 9–10 to remove burned trees threatening road safety, and intermittent closures were expected to continue later in ...
Governor Jay Inslee issued a proclamation on June 26, declaring a state of emergency to exist in all Washington state counties, implementing the Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, and ordering deployment of National Guard and other organized militia for incident-related service assistance, all because of the predicted risk of wildfires in the wake of significantly drier ...
Sep. 1—Almost exactly one year ago, Packwood's Labor Day weekend flea market was in full swing as helicopters circled over to drop water on the Goat Rocks Fire. On Sept. 5, 2022, the U.S. Forest ...