A new, growing wildfire sparked west of Quincy on Monday.
QUINCY, Wash. — Authorities in central Washington told some people to leave their homes immediately as a new, growing wildfire sparked west of Quincy on Monday afternoon.
Washington’s Fire Marshal’s Office said in the evening that state mobilization had been authorized for the the Baird Springs Fire, which had burned about 1.4 square miles of terrain containing sagebrush and crops. It was also threatening homes, orchards and a processing warehouse.It was moving south, and State Route 28 was closed in the area because fire had burned right up to it, according to the sheriff’s office.
The fire has burned nearly a square mile and damaged about 10 structures. Evacuation orders affected about 1,000 residents last week. Last year, Washington experienced one of its mildest wildfire seasons in a decade, and officials have put people on alert for what in 2023. The state Department of Ecology issued a statewide drought advisory last week.
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