KLICKITAT CO. — Northwest 13 Complex Incident Management Team has taken command of the suppression operation on the Burdoin Fire and is working very closely with Klickitat County Fire Districts 4, 14 and 12; West Klickitat Fire Authority; Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office, Klickitat County Emergency Management/911 Dispatch.
Evacuation levels from Doug’s Beach east along Hwy. 14 to Horsethief Lake north have been reduced to Level 2 – Be Set by the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office. For specific information, check the interactive map at caltopo.com/m/0NL3FK3.
Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management and Assessors’ Office are working to visually confirm the number of structures damaged or destroyed. Individual property owners will be contacted directly by a county official.
No fatalities have been confirmed, and no individuals are known to be unaccounted for.
Hwy. 14, Old Hwy. 8, Hwy. 142 and Lyle-Snowden Road will remain closed to the public until it is safe to reopen them. The top priority of all agencies and partners is the safety of the public and responders. Hazards within the fire footprint include rocks and other debris rolling downhill, falling trees, hot spots and downed power lines.
Today’s cooler, wetter weather has moderated fire behavior, but it is still burning actively, particularly in the timber understory where rainfall has not penetrated. Fire suppression work will continue until it is fully contained.
Red Cross shelters are located at Grace Baptist Church, 1280 W. Jewett Blvd, in White Salmon and at The Dalles Middle School, 1100 E. 12th St., The Dalles, Ore. In addition to temporary shelter, Red Cross staff can assist affected residents and property owners with identifying and accessing other resources.
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