Wheat Fire Threatens Homes but is Quickly Contained
Eighteen agencies join forces to quench the blaze
August 10, 2017
WAITSBURG – A fast-moving wheat fire northwest of Waitsburg resulted in about 12 Weller Canyon homes being evacuated Saturday afternoon, but thanks to a fast-acting command and support from area agencies, the blaze was quickly contained. The 1280 acre fire burned mostly conservation reserve program (CRP) land and there was no known loss of structure or equipment according to Columbia-Walla Walla Fire No. 2 Assistant Chief Brian Callahan who served as Incident Command.
The fire started about two miles northwest of Waitsburg and quickly moved northeast into CRP ground. Callahan said the call cam...
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