Some residents stayed put despite level three evacuations near Cow Canyon Fire

  • Source: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima
  • Published: 08/08/2022 11:02 PM

The Cow Canyon Fire in Yakima County is still burning almost 6,000 acres. Evacuation orders dropped to level one Sunday. Some residents living at a trailer park near N. Wenas Rd. said if they don't see flames, they shouldn't have to leave. 23 residents at Stagecoach RV Park were among the first told to evacuate. Although the wildfire was only a few miles away, Savannah Flock and Sabrina Abbott, said they just weren't ready to leave everything behind. "We really ain't got nowhere else to go, this is our home," said Abbott. Flock said moved to the trailer park six months ago. She said she was living in her car for almost a year before. "That's my RV, not only it is my home but it was the next chapter I took so I couldn't just pick that up and hurry out," said Flock. So far, two homes, one cabin and 11 out buildings/sheds were destroyed by the wildfire.



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