By Ken Graham
The Times
Tucannon Fire Threatens Homes, Last Resort
2,700 acre fire started Saturday, was 30% contained as of Tuesday morning
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Courtesy of Garfield County Fire District 1
The Tucannon Fire burned the hillside west of the Tucannon River Saturday night.
DAYTON – A 2,700 acre wildfire continued to burn this week in the Tucannon River valley about 20 miles east of here. The Tucannon Fire came close to several structures along the Tucannon Road Saturday night, including those at the KOA Last Resort RV Park. However, as of Tuesday, no homes or other structures had been lost.
According to Information Officer Jeff Sevigney of the Northeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team, the fire was called in about 9:30 a.m. Saturday. It apparently started on the slope below the top of the Hartsock Grade above the Tucannon River. About 40 st...
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