Firefighters are currently battling a 3,000 acre blaze called the Stateline fire in Walla Walla County.
The Walla Walla County Emergency operations center says it activated just before 1 p.m. on Sunday. The fire is burning near Wallula and Port Kelly, where level two evacuation notices have been issued. Those who live in the area are asked to be on standby to evacuate.
Highway 730 is closed from the Wallula Junction to the Oregon state line. An evacuation center is set up at the Columbia Burbank Middle School on Maple Street.
A type 3 incident management team is fighting this fire, and state mobilization has been called in.
There is about 75 firefighters working on the Stateline fire. Crews tell us they hope to have the fire out by Monday morning but will stick around overnight to monitor fire activity.
No homes have been lost, and the cause of the wildfire is under investigation.