OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON STATE — A wildfire named the BEEHIVE FIRE is said to be burning on Beehive Mountain in Okanogan County broke out on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
(Below) Photo Credit: Okanogan Co Sheriff’s Office (stock photo)
Fire resources and equipment were dispatched through the WANEC’s wildcad.net system at 1448 hours PDT which include the following resources: DZ 7250, SO 60, SO 28, W Zone 10, C 93, HI 7106, SO 26, HI 7111, HI 7109, and SO 7205.
Resources arrived on the scene at 1530 hours PDT.
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About three acres have been burned.
It is unknown what the current containment status is and what the cause was at the time of this update.
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