As you all know conditions are extremely hot and dry out there, making fields and underbrush instant fuel for a giant and dangerous problem: wild/brush fires. While we may be used to these wildfires on the east side of the state, we’re seeing these  fires pop up on the west side too, and what’s worse, it’s sometimes hitting close to urban and residential areas.

Here are a couple of pictures from this past weekend’s fires at Johnson Creek and Mill Road/109th. Not all wild fires are man-made of course, but please use this a reminder to be careful not to accidentally spark a fire by carelessly flicking a cigarette butt out your car window, or by leaving campfires unattended/not fully extinguished.

Take care folks!

Johnson Creek Brush Fire

• No structures lost
• No injuries
• Approximately 1 acre burned

Mill Road/109th Ave SE Brush Fire

• No structures lost
• No injuries
• Approximately 6 acres burned

S.E. Thurston Fire Authority responded to a threatening brush fire on Saturday, July 18 at 5:33 pm. First arriving SETFA Fire Crews found a fast moving brush fire threatening multiple structures. SETFA Fire crews were able to prevent any structural losses. Fire was turned over to the Department of Natural Resources at 10:30 pm.