Published Friday, July 5, 2024, 2300 PT

Photo Credit: Snohomish County Fire District 21

A brush fire named the ROAD 11 FIRE was said to be listed on July 4, 2024, as having burned over 1,000 acres on Hwy 172 @ MP 12 in Douglas County, Washington.

REOPENED: Hwy 172 at MP 10-13.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, the suspected cause is a downed power line.

There are no threats to structures, infrastructure, or to other high valuable assets in the area.

No injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported.

Resources include Douglas County local fire agencies, the Sheriff’s Office, and the WA State DNR fire units and equipment. DNR units were dispatched through the WA Central Washington Communications Center at 1405 hours PT.

This was approved for State Mobe resources approved by the WA State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Those resources included:

Snohomish County Fire District 21 – They deployed Tender 49, which was staffed by Firefighter Carter who joined a Strike Team. FF Carter and another member staffing Brush 50 were reassigned to the Balsam Root Fire and assigned to a different Strike. They will both be on the fireline for the next 14 days! (Photo Credit – right)

Their Incident # is WADGEN-321.

ABOUT WITHROW, WASHINGTON

Photo Credit: Mapquest

This area lies at the base of Withrow Moraine and Jameson Lake Drumline Field, a National Park serviced designated and privately owned National Natural Landmark in an unincorporated community in Douglas County. It is on the Waterville Plateau section of the Columbia Plateau.

It is 4.5 miles west-northwest from Lamoine, 10.9 miles northeast of Mansfield, 12.8 miles west-southwest of Waterville, and approximately 13.5 miles northwest of Chelan.

Photo Credit: Mapquest

FIRE HISTORY

A fire we covered in this same area occurred on July 11, 2020, which was a 3-alarm brush fire west of SR 172 near Rd 11 NW and Rd NW with evacuations.

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