STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. — All evacuations orders are lifted in the area of Jepson Road after a 25-30-acre fire threatened homes in Stevens County
It is being called the Webb Fire. The Stevens County Sheriff said there was Level 2 evacuations for the area north of Springdale town limits 3/4 mile and from 231 to 3/4 mile east.
DNR will be on scene overnight and tomorrow mopping up. The cause of the fire is under investigation but suspicious. Stevens County Fire District 1 asks if anyone saw anything, please report it to the Sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office was asking boaters and swimmers to clear Loon Lake so planes can scoop water to help put out the fire.
The Stevens County Fire District said a retardant aircraft was on the way. One home was in immediate danger but there is a dozer and hand crews were working the site and 10-12 other homes are threatened, the fire district says. The fire was moving toward the northeast from the Mary Walker area.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.