19:00 Water scarcity is a problem. Tanker 180 and FGD43 are both on fire right now. Two more tankers arriving from Redmond, OR. Currently receiving water from Roosevelt for tenders.
18:39 from WA-DNR: New #NewellRoadFire 600 acres and growing, 0 percent contained. Engines and planes deployed in collaboration with regional resources. DNR strike team en route. Type 3 team ordered and mobilized. Threatened structures. Follow @waDNR_fire on Twitter
6:33pm The fire is coming hard at the wind farm, the southern boundary is now old highway 8. The plume is low and fast, moving east.
6:30 pm East Road is now the eastern boundary for LEVEL 3
6:13 p.m. Dot Road is closed The fire jumped a mile past Dot Road eastbound
18:10 The fire is now 500 feet past Dot Road heading east
18:07 Fire south of Newell Road now moving east; approaches the wind farms.
18:03 Cattle reported pushing on Dot Road.
18:01 Unofficial reports that the fire plume has doubled.
18:00 South Cleveland/Bickleton area is now LEVEL 3 – GO NOW
17:56 Fire has jumped to Newell Road on the north end of the fire.
17:54 FGD53 and Tanker 180 returned to Moses Lake for more retardant / refueling; Tankers 162 and 168 are still working on fire along with spotter aircraft.
5:53 p.m. Activation of the state mobilization of fire resources
5:36 pm Tankers 162, 168 inbound from Redmond, OR
17:35 Tanker 158 inbound from Moses Lake, WA
17:33 Tanker 538 inbound from Olympia, WA
5:32 p.m. Crews take the defensive on Dot Road for all units; protection of the structure.
17:24 Fire crosses Dot Road
17:23 Northbound line is Bickleton Highway; the east line is East Road
17:20 The fire has reached Dot Road
17:18 Arrival of 2 Super Scooper planes; three fire chiefs already on the scene
17:16 Level 3 evacuation alert for East Road (near the dump).
5.14 pm The fire has three heads; one is burning eastward toward Dot; and also have reports of fires burning SSE towards Newell Rd. and the other burns toward White Creek
4:30 pm 4 homes with level 3 evacuation on Dot Rd
WIND mostly westerly, although variable in the canyon.
