News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
Ed Hartbarger, left, uses a red marker to indicate a major powerline that supplies Nespelem Valley Electric as people decide where to place the three dots they were given to indicate priorities during a wildfire. - Scott Hunter photos
Big maps up on a screen made an impression.
The maps outlined all the areas burned by wildfires in Okanogan County. The first slide showed burns from 1982 through 2013. The second slide added what has burned since 2013. From a glance at the map, you might guess that possibly twice as much land burned in the last 11 years as in the prior 31.
In a room full of firefighters and others concerned with...
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