Level 3 evacuations in effect for Williams Flats Fire burning over 21,000 acres on Colville Reservation

  • Source: NBCRightNow.com
  • Published: 08/06/2019 09:52 AM

The Ferry County Sheriff's Office says a Level 3 evacuation notice is now in effect for residents in the area of Little Nine Mile Creek West to Whitestone lookout as well as for everyone south to the Columbia River. Residents under Level 3 evacuations are instructed to leave immediately. The Williams Flats Fire is burning 21,190 acres on the Colville Reservation and is currently 25 percent contained. Colville Tribes Emergency Services says the fire moved east overnight and could reach the Nine Mile-Hellgate Road Wednesday, possibly blocking the only evacuation route of the area for homes notified to be prepared Tuesday. Evacuees are instructed to go to the Inchelium Community Center and check in. Shelters and places to stay overnight can be arranged there.



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