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Crews enter fourth day of battling Western Pines fire northeast of Davenport
Jul. 13—The Western Pines fire continues to burn in Lincoln County as it nears almost 6,000 acres. The fire started early Wednesday afternoon approximately 10 miles Northeast of Davenport, Washington, and is believed to be human caused. It remained 0% contained as of Saturday morning. Friday, the fire had a short advancement along its western edge according to a press release shared on the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Facebook. "Today, the primary focus will be for ground crews on connecting fire lines around the southern perimeter of the fire and aided by aerial resources as necessary," the release read. "Structure protection teams will continue to evaluate at risk structures and provide protection." Increased fire activity was expected into the afternoon. All previous evacuation areas remain in place, including the latest Level 3 evacuations for Green Canyon, Mill Canyon, Harker Canyon, Farr Road and Angel Springs Road. As of Sunday, the Western Pines fire dropped 55 acres as 441 personnel continue working to suppress the flames. A news release on Sunday said that crews will continue to mop-up the perimeter of the fire, patrol for spot fires and provide protection for nearby structures. Level 2 evacuations also downgraded leaving level 1 and level 3 evacuations still in place. Bonny Matejowsky and Corbin Vanderby's work is funded in part by members of the Spokane community via the Community Journalism and Civic Engagement Fund. This story can be republished by other organizations for free under a Creative Commons license. For more information on this, please contact our newspaper's managing editor.
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Hope fire grows around 200 acres remaining uncontained
Jul. 13—The Hope fire 5 miles southwest of Northport, Washington grew to 6,526 acres, according to a Sunday news release. Containment remains at 0% but 657 people are working on beating back the flames. The Hope fire started around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday and quickly spread with an estimate on Saturday morning putting it at 6,365 acres. Two primary residences are confirmed to be lost to the blaze, Northwest Complex Incident Management Team 8 spokesperson Thomas Kyle-Milward previously said to the Spokesman-Review. There are no damage estimates. The news release said that on Sunday crews would focus on improving lines on the western and eastern sides of the fire, securing homes to the north and mopping up to the south. Evacuation levels of 1, 2 and 3 remain in effect and the public is still advised to stay out of the immediate fire area. Two evacuation centers are open with the Animal Evacuation Center at the Northeast Washington Fairgrounds and the Red Cross Evacuation Center at Kettle Falls Middle School only open on an on-call basis. Corbin Vanderby's work is funded in part by members of the Spokane community via the Community Journalism and Civic Engagement Fund. This story can be republished by other organizations for free under a Creative Commons license. For more information on this, please contact our newspaper's managing editor.
