Summit Cedar Mill Fire being pushed by heavy winds in Dallesport, 5 p.m., May 16
By Tom Peterson / Photos by Joshuah Albert
Dallesport, Wash., May 16, 2024 — Firefighters are battling a fast-moving fire lit by a malfunctioning semi-truck that spread the fire that eventually engulfed Summit Cedar Mill and lumberyard at 3 p.m.
A level 3 evacuation or “Go Now!” was ordered for Columbia Hills RV Village trailer park at the outset of the fire.
Summit Cedar Reman or Mill at 134 Tidyman Road was still on fire at 5 p.m. as a boom was used to douse the blaze with water from above. Click to enlarge image. Google Maps
Winds rolling out of the west at over 32 miles per hour is making the fire difficult to battle.
An additional structure caught fire at 100 Dow Road as the fire spotted across Highway 197. The structure fire was proving difficult to thwart but was brought under control by 4 p.m.
Responding fire agencies include Dallesport, Rural 7 Fire, Klickitat Fire, Appleton Fire, Wishram Fire, Bingen Fire, Goldendale Fire, and High Prairie Fire, according to Columbia Gorge Wildland Fire& Information page.
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