Fire report for July 3, 2023

EPHRATA — A fire northwest of Ephrata required three fire departments to put out Thursday night, according to a statement from Grant County Fire District 13.

GCFD 7 responded to a call for a structure fire at Johnson Road and Road 17.5 Northwest, according to the statement. When they arrived, firefighters found a mobile home about 50% involved, and threatening a shop and several vehicles, the statement said. Firefighters from the Ephrata Fire Department and Grant County Fire District 7 pitched in, but access was difficult and the wind was pushing embers down into the canyon, which had the potential to ignite and threaten many more homes, according to the statement.

State fire assistance has been mobilized in support of local firefighters working to contain the Moran Creek Fire located about 12 miles northwest of Chewelah in Stevens County, near the town of Arden, according to a statement from the state fire marshal’s office.

The Moran Creek Fire started on Thursday afternoon, according to the statement. As of Friday afternoon, the fire was estimated at 61 acres and growing. It is burning in timber, brush and grass and is threatening homes, agriculture, and infrastructure. Level 2 and 3 evacuations are in effect at this time, according to the statement. The fire cause is currently under investigation.

The Roza Creek wildfire, located above the Yakima River Canyon between Yakima and Ellensburg, had burned about 717 acres as of Friday afternoon, according to a statement from the Southeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team. The fire was 75% contained and no structures were threatened as of 6 p.m. Friday. Five crews were reported on the scene with six fire engines, four dozers and one helicopter supporting a total of 150 personnel in battling the fire.

These wildfires were also burning in Washington as of Thursday afternoon, according to the National Interagency Fire Center and the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations:

• Oasis, about seven miles west of Touchet: 4,250 acres. Fire discovered June 19.

• South Satus, about 14 miles southeast of Toppenish: 997 acres. Fire discovered June 13.

• Hansen Road, about one mile south of Benton City: 6,289 acres. Fire discovered June 13.

• Hover Park, three miles southeast of Finley: 528 acres. Fire discovered June 13.

• Methow, south end of Wenatchee: 150 acres. Fire discovered June 27.

• Charles, about 17 miles northwest of Spokane: 12.3 acres. Fire discovered June 29.

• Beehive, about 15 miles northeast of Omak: 27 acres. Fire discovered June 28.

• Gold Mountain Ridge, about 12 miles northeast of Keller: 8 acres. Fire discovered June 29.

• 48th Avenue, about 5 miles southeast of Yelm: 12 acres. Fire discovered June 29.

• California Road, 12 miles northwest of Shelton: 1.9 acres. Fire discovered June 29.

• Dungeness Refuge, Sequim: 1.2 acres. Fire discovered June 26.