Level 3 evacuation notices are in place for the Badger Lake Fire that's burning near Cheney, according to Isabelle HoyGaard with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. The evacuation order is in place for Cutthroat Bay and Badger Estates areas. A Level 3 evacuation means residents should leave immediately.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

It’s like getting pool water up your nose, they’ll tell you. Or wasabi. But it doesn’t last long. Maybe 12 seconds per nostril with a six-inch swabber that reaches the sinus cavity where COVID-19 likes to live. Then you’re done. That’s how Seattle Fire Department firefighters and paramedics put it when you are tested for the coronavirus.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Seattle Times - Metered Site

State fire assistance has been mobilized to help local firefighters battling the Chief Timothy Fire near Clarkston. It sparked Sunday at about 4:05 p.m. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said Sunday night the blaze was estimated at about 25 acres, but it was growing and threatening rangeland and fencing.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2020 9:50:05 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Temperatures will start to soar this week as the summer heat continues. One area that firefighters are worried about is Dishman Hills. They’ve been there for six fires this year. “It’s only mid-August and there’s still plenty of time left in the summer,” said Austin Hatten, a Washington state Department of Natural Resources forest technician.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2020 5:42:12 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

A scary afternoon for some people living in west Spokane. The Sunset Fire forced evacuations for about 20-25 homes near Sunset Highway. It burned about 14 acres of land- about the size of nine city blocks. No one was hurt, and no homes were lost or damaged. But, this is just the start of wildfire season and some extreme heat is in the forecast.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2020 12:40:46 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane