Wildfires have destroyed homes in Oregon and Idaho, forced thousands of evacuations throughout the region and left at least 9,000 people without power in Washington. Fire crews are building fire lines around the eastern perimeter of the fire.
It’s threatening 40 homes, as well as critical communication systems infrastructure. One resident, Mike Walsh, had his home saved by the crew. Kent Sisson, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office.
Wildfires have destroyed homes in Oregon and Idaho, forced thousands of evacuations throughout the region and left at least 9,000 people without power in Washington.
CNN reported that in Chelan, a town populated by about 4,000 people, four fires have been reported to happen, burning an estimate of 100 structures including cabins and homes, according to the Chelan County Emergency Management.
As our firefighters return from the horrific fires to the north, they remark that the conditions that we have in Marin – steep slopes and dense vegetation along narrow, winding roads, coupled with the close proximity of structures to the wildland areas – are worse...
The gusting wind overnight may have brought lower temperatures and cleared out the smoky shroud that clung to the Spokane area, but it fanned the flames of several regional fires, forcing new evacuations as flames jumped roads and rivers. Melissa Fox, niece of Dean Fox, told The...