Fire District: Massive Response Prevented "Catastrophic" Wildfire
District 4 firefighters say they arrived on scene in seven minutes and found a two-acre fire quickly spreading up steep hillsides burning in dry grass and sage
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Car Goes Up In Flames On McNeil Canyon Road In Douglas County
Douglas County Fire District 5 says it was sent to a vehicle fire at 6:57pm found the car fully engulfed in flames.
3-Alarm Fire Destroys Home Near Orondo
The fire crews which first arrived on the scene at the river from off U.S. Hwy. 97 say they found a wind driven fire burning in arborvitaes up a steep hillside directly into a large home.
Dozens of Trees Burn in Thursday Fire in Orondo
An Orondo home escaped damage Thursday afternoon around 2:00 pm when an agricultural burn got out of control in the 100 block of Weimer Road.
Kay McKellar with Douglas County Fire District 4 says fifty poplar trees were ablaze at one point, creating a safety hazard for firefighters due to the trees' 50 foot branches catching fire and falling
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Car Crash Near Orondo Sparks Brush Fire
A drunk driver is being blamed for a one vehicle accident that sparked a brush fire Monday afternoon around 4:15 about ten miles north of Orondo on US 97.
Douglas County Fire District 4 Chief Jim Oatey said 28-year-old Drew Hooper of Wenatchee was driving a 2009 Kia Rio when he left the road and crashed into a ditch, causing a fire that spread to the nearby dry grass
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Greens Canyon Road Fire Reaches Six Acres Before Containment
A fire up Greens Canyon Road Sunday afternoon was contained at six acres by crews from Douglas, Chelan, and Okanogan Counties along with DNR and BLM.
Douglas County District 4 Chief Jim Oatey says the fire was burning in dry grass with strong winds pushing it up a hillside
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Newly Constructed Garage Destroyed by Saturday Night Fire
Douglas County Fire District No. 4 responded to a report of structure fire on Badger Mountain just before 9 p.m. Saturday night. After arrival, a garage was found fully engulfed by flames.
"When we were responding, we could actually see the fire about 15 miles out," said Chief Jim Oatey...
UPDATE: Webb Place Fire Between Rock Island and East Wenatchee Extinguished
A wind-aided 2nd alarm brush fire called the Webb Place Fire reached at least 15 acres and challenged firefighters in the Rock Island area Monday night. A Level 1 evacuation notice had been issued from Woodstone to Van Sickle and Rock Island Road to Batterman Road...