Newell Fire Fully Contained Over Weekend

Full containment of the Newell Road Fire in east Klickitat County was achieved over the weekend.  The size of the fire was placed at 60,551 acres.  Northwest Incident Management Team 8 turned over operations control of the fire to local agencies on Sunday.  Some smoke will likely remain visible for some time.  Klickitat County Emergency Management says if the public notices active fire in the coming days to call 9-1-1 or the County’s non-emergency line at 509-773-4545.  Emergency Management also said there are currently two areas with evacuation notices within the fire area.   A level 2 “GET SET” is in place for the northern most area, and a level 1 “GET READY” advisory remains around the level 2 area.  Recovery and damage assessment activities have begun and the public should monitor the Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management webpage or Facebook page for information on reporting damage due to the Newell Road Fire.

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