State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz has said the landscape is dry and just one spark can can erupt into a conflagration. “Our warm weather arrived a few weeks early this year and really kicked the runoff into overdrive,” said Jeff Marti, water resources planner for the Department of Ecology. Authorities in central Washington told some people to leave their homes immediately as a new, growing wildfire sparked west of Quincy on Monday afternoon. The state Department of Ecology issued a statewide drought advisory last week. Last year, Washington experienced one of its mildest wildfire seasons in a decade, and officials have put people on alert for what could be one of its busiest in 2023. Evacuation orders affected about 1,000 residents last week.įire crews will continue to patrol the area as warmer temperatures and higher winds return in the next week and the fire continues to burn in some places, officials said. The fire has burned nearly a square mile and damaged about 10 structures. The wildfire, dubbed the 'Baird Spring Fire,' quickly spread. It is burning brush and crops, and is threatening homes, orchards and processing. in place for people living about 10 miles west of Quincy, Washington. and is estimated at 900 acres and growing. been causing significant traffic revisions in north central Washington as of late. Lower temperatures and increased humidity over the weekend helped firefighters reach 80% containment. The Baird Springs fire started on July 10 approximately at 2:28 p.m. FEMA authorizes federal funds to fight Baird Springs Fire near Quincy. The fire has closed one eastbound lane for the firefighters to work on extinguishing the flames. There are currently no evacuation orders. In southwest Washington, officials said, the Tunnel 5 Fire, which started July 2 in the Columbia River Gorge, was mostly contained on Monday and all evacuation orders were lifted. Quincy, WA Firefighters are trying to contain a small brush fire currently burning along the eastbound lanes of the 90-Freeway Sunday afternoon. It was moving south, and State Route 28 was closed in the area because fire had burned right up to it, according to the sheriff’s office.Īn American Red Cross shelter also opened in Quincy. (AP) Authorities in central Washington told some people to leave their homes immediately as a new, growing wildfire sparked west of Quincy on Monday afternoon.
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