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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Grand Coulee Police 8/24 - A man from Georgia has been in the area claiming to be collecting funds for firefighters. He had been to at least three firms in the area. 8/25 - A woman on Prims Place told police that someone, during the night, had taken a “Children Playing” sign from her yard. - An intoxicated man was walking in and out of traffic. He told police he was just walking home and didn’t know he was in traffic. Police gave him a ride home. - Three men in a red truck were stopped on Marina Way and explained that they were looking for a... Full story
An explosive device was found along a road in Lakeview Wednesday, in the community between Soap Lake and Ephrata, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported. The Richland Police Bomb Squad assisted Grant County Sheriff’s Deputies on Wednesday night when a small, homemade explosive device was found along a road. A citizen had discovered a small fire around 8 p.m. near Division Road North and Moses Lake Avenue Northwest in Lakeview and alerted the fire department. Deputies also responded and discovered what appeared to be a small, homemade exp... Full story
Omak, WA -- Weather moderated fire behavior for North Star and Tunk Block Fires early this week but there is still a lot of work to be done. With more than 360,000 acres of fire, officials calculate that there are more than 370 miles of perimeter between the two fires. North Star Fire has about 195 miles and Tunk Fire has 178 miles excluding the spots and perimeters around unburned islands. According to a publication produced by the Forest Service in 2011, fireline production rates for a 20 person crew are between 6 and 12 chains per hour for...
In this morning's (9/7/15) fire report, the Colvilles assert they're ready to rebuild, even as fire fighters are strengthening their defense lines. North Star and Tunk Block Fire incident commander's report: Yesterday’s Activities: The fuels in the fire area began drying after the rain Saturday. Parts of the southwest and northwest corners of the North Star Fire dried sufficiently for small burnouts to secure containment lines. Hand and dozer lines to control fire spread continued to be c...