Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
A Washington Department of Natural Resources helicopter dumps water on an Elochoman Valley wildfire Sunday evening.
Smoke and steam rise from a logging site that ignited on Sunday. Crews from local fire departments and the state Department of Natural Resources responded to control the blaze.
On Sunday evening, local fire crews responded to a brush fire, which burned 1.5 acres, at a logging site on Brenner Road in the Elochoman Valley.
The District 4 Fire Department, along with manpower and equipment from the Cathlamet Fire Department and the Puget Island Fire Department, were on scene from about 7 p.m. until midnight. The Cathlamet ambulance also responded.
The Department of Natural Resources took over what is now being referred to as the Duck Creek Fire.
"The terrain was tough," District 4 Fire Captain Randall Hoven said, "it's an active logging unit."
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