Each year Wildland fires are started in Eastern Washington and most of them are unable to be contained by local fire departments. North County Regional Fire Authority is part of an agreement that allows us to participate in a Service Resource Mobilization Plan. This is an agreement, so that citizens of Washington have, and will benefit from a coordinated effort of state-wide fire service to assist with such an event. Since 1994 this plan has been used over 100 times to aid in the containment of Wildland fires that often threaten protected forrests, property and homes, and even lives.

State Mobilizations this year: 4

Current Wildland Fires in WA: http://165.221.39.44/state/49/

Swanson Lake Fire

On Monday August 18th at 2200 hrs, North County Firefighters received a page from the NW Region Resource Coordinator. It was asked that we send Brush 90 with 2 wildland firefighters to Davenport, Wa to assist with a wild fire quickly spreading threatning the Hawk Creek Resort and several homes in the area. Brush 90 along with units from Getchell Fire, Lake Stevens Fire, Gold Bar Fire, and Monroe Fire arrived in Davenport roughly around 0400hrs tuesday morning. The NW Strike team stayed and battled the stubborn 19,000 acre fire for 8 days. The NW Strike team returned home Tuesday August 26th.

Spokane Valley Fire

On Friday July 11th around 0200hrs, North County Fire received a call to send Tender 90 with two firefighters to the Spokane Valley Fire. The call came after the crews, already fighting the fire, had lost 13 homes and 200 homes remained threatened. Tender 90 was asked to be part of a Water Shuttle Operation to supply water the brush trucks fighting the fire. Over 1,000 acres were burned and Tender 90 returned home on Wednesday July 16th.

Badger Mtn fire complex

On Thursday July 10th around 1400hrs, North County Fire sent two firefighters on Brush 90 to the East Wenatchee area to assist with the Badger Mtn Fire Complex in Orondo, Wa. Brush 90 was grouped with brush trucks from Getchell Fire, Monroe Fire, Duval Fire, and Goldbar Fire, which formed a NW Type 6 Engine Strike Team. The team was one of the first to arrive and one of the last to leave. The fire consumed roughly 15,000 arces and threatened around 200 homes, but no structures were lost. Brush 90 returned home on Thursday July 17th.

Seep lakes fire

On Monday June 30th at 0300hrs, North County Fire was asked to be part of the NW Type 6 Engine Strike Team to assist with the Seep Lakes wildland fire. North County sent Brush 90 with two firefighters to Warden, Wa to fight a 2,000 acre fire. Brush 90 assisted with containment and returned home Thursday July 1st.

Seep Lakes Fire... A rolled-over vehicle fire was the cause of this fire.