SR 14, Oregon and Washington
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Washington DNR sends over 200 firefighters to assist with Canadian wildfires, demonstrating transnational cooperation.
State Highway 14 and Interstate 84 in the Columbian River Gorge are open this morning after being closed for firefighting efforts Wednesday afternoon.
Fires in the Columbia River Gorge closed SR-14 for multiple hours Wednesday. This is in addition to a fire on the Oregon side, which closed I-84, effectively blocking east and west travel in the Gorge.
State resources aid in battling the 60-acre Red Bridge Fire in Kittitas County, with evacuations and mobilization plan activated.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is restricting certain activities on public lands in twenty Washington counties to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires.
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The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is sending more than 200 firefighters to Canada to help battle large wildfires in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
A new wildfire was reported today at 8:17 p.m. in Riverside County. Rru/washington Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
State Route 2 was shut down in both directions due to the fire, which was located in Tumwater Canyon, until 10:30 p.m. This wildfire is the second for the area within 24 hours, following the Red Bridge Fire east of Cle Elum on Monday. A forest fire near Leavenworth has been contained after breaking out Tuesday evening.