By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Three firefighters from Lewis County Fire District 5 left last night to assist with a 4,000 acre wild fire burning in Chelan County.
They took a water tender and a brush truck to work as part of a strike team at the Antoine Creek Fire which is threatening homes, according to a District 5 spokesperson Megan Van Egdom.
The Washington State Patrol, which authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources yesterday afternoon, reports that evacuation notices are in place for about 30 residences.
The fire began about noon yesterday northeast of Chehalis, according to a state patrol news release. Six so-called strike teams had been mobilized as of this morning.
Van Egdom suggests that with the dry weather and high fire danger, it’s is a good time – if one hasn’t done so already – to remove dry yard debris from around homes, clear roofs and porches of pine needles and cones and consider removing large trees and shrubs adjacent to structures.