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All evacuations lifted for Elk Ridge Fire in south Spokane County

According to Spokane County Fire District 8, crews have finished all their work
Credit: KREM 2

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — All evacuations have been lifted for a fire out in Elk Ridge Lane in Spokane County. There was level 3 "go now" evacuations in place for several hours earlier this afternoon. 

According to Spokane County Fire District 8 (SCFD8), evacuations were lifted after crews contained the fire. 

There have been no reports or injuries or destroyed structures. 

Original Level 1 area will remain Level 1: from Custer Road on the West towards Jamison Lane on the east. From Jamison...

Posted by Spokane County Emergency Management on Saturday, September 2, 2023

An evacuation center has opened at Spokane Falls Community College. For the most up-to-date evacuations, click here

According to the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR), aircraft helped extinguish the fire. A wet line was established early on and forward progression has stopped.

  

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