…HOT AND DRY WIND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON…
…HOT AND DRY WIND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON…
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WASHINGTON COLUMBIA BASIN…PALOUSE…AND SPOKANE AREA…
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM Wednesday to 11 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 673 East Washington Northern Columbia Basin (Zone 673) and Fire Weather Zone 674 East Washington Palouse and Spokane Area (Zone 674).
Winds: Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Localized gusts as high as 35 mph on the Waterville Plateau.
Relative Humidities: 7 to 14 percent Wednesday and in the valleys and 14 to 19 percent Thursday.
Impacts: Increased wind and low relative humidity will potentially increase fire spread potential of new or existing fires.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now….or will shortly. A combination of strong winds…low relative humidity…and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WASHINGTON COLUMBIA BASIN…PALOUSE…AND SPOKANE AREA…
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM Wednesday to 11 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 673 East Washington Northern Columbia Basin (Zone 673) and Fire Weather Zone 674 East Washington Palouse and Spokane Area (Zone 674).
* Winds: Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Localized gusts as high as 35 mph on the Waterville Plateau.
* Relative Humidities: 7 to 14 percent Wednesday and in the valleys and 14 to 19 percent Thursday.
* Impacts: Increased wind and low relative humidity will potentially increase fire spread potential of new or existing fires.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now….or will shortly. A combination of strong winds…low relative humidity…and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Red Flag Warning for July 14, 15, 2021
July 14, 2021 by ·
Structure Fire
August 19, 2019 by ·
Here are some pics of the aftermath of the structure fire from Saturday.
Mututal aid house fire with Kettle Falls
June 27, 2019 by ·
Kettle Falls FD asked us for mutual aid for a house fire. Here is some video from it.
Fire levy 2019 passes
April 24, 2019 by ·
District 8 (Stevens County) passes new six year fire levy. (Proposition 1)
The votes were 192 for and 47 against.
Thank you District 8 for continuing to support your firefighters and EMTs!
Liberty Fire information update
August 1, 2017 by ·
Burning near Liberty Creek is the Liberty Fire.
For the latest update on this fire, you can find information at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5437/
Note that this fire has no chance of affecting those in the 3 & 8 fire district. We post this information just as an fyi
