Fire crews were able to contain to a large fire burning north of Interstate 90 in Kittitas County from threatening structures in the town of Vantage.
The so called Mile Post 22 Fire began Wednesday evening at around 5 p.m. two miles north of Vantage and has grown to about 5,000 acres Thursday morning, said Jim Duck, operations coordinator at the Central Washington Interagency Communications Center of the Department of Natural Resources. Level 2 evacuations – meaning be ready to leave at a moment’s notice – were ordered in Vantage, though Duck said the town is likely out of danger.
About 150 firefighters from multiple fire agencies were able to contain the southern and western breaches of the fire Duck said, but the fire is continuing to spread northward away from the town and interstate. So far, no structures have been lost and no injuries have been reported.
State fire resources were also tapped Thursday morning, which brought in multiple engines and fire teams to help build fire lines.