VIDEO: Level 3 evacuations have been issued for a fire burning off of Highway 395 near Mead, Washington, according to the Spokane County Fire District 4. This means residents in the area need to leave now.
Fire officials said the Hazard Hill Fire is burning an estimated 100 acres with smoke visible in the sky. It began burning in heavy timber and brush just before 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 25. Fire crews said on Monday morning that residents who live between Hazard Road, Austin and north to Ballard Road to leave immediately. The fire is threatening homes and property in the area, according to the Washington State Fire Marshal's Office.
State fire assistance has been mobilized to support local fire crews.
This is one of two fires these crews will be working on in Spokane County the The Hardesty Valley Fire also sparked on Saturday.