Flood Advisory

Due to heavy rain some small streams in Yakima County are experiencing flooding causing water and debris to cover roads along Ahtanum Creek, the Wenas Valley and in Lower Valley.   W. Satus Road is closed between Spencer Rd. and SR 22, Marion Drain Rd. closed between Shaker Church Rd. and Pom Pom Rd., water is reported over roadway at Fink and Longmire Rds., Fort Simcoe Rd is closed from park to Hawk Rd., and at Lynch Ln.  Hawk Road is also closed between W. White Swan and Ft. Simcoe Rd., impassable by all vehicles.   Ahtanum Creek is flowing 1 ft. over roadway and close to flowing over road at Emma Ln.  The situation is being closely monitored.  More information will be forthcoming as it becomes available.

White Swan Fire 2012 (post#3)

(Yakima, WASH-4:13 PM)

The Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management has received word from dispatch that the fire is now contained.

More information will be provided as it is comes in.


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White Swan Fire 2012 (post#2)

(Yakima, WASH-3:15 PM)

   Lower Valley Fire Captain Joel Byam says if the fire jumps one road, homes will be threatened. He says at least 30 trucks are on the scene of the fire with 5 crews from the Upper Valley and 7 from the Lower Valley. Winds were reported at 24 mph and gusts of up 41 at noon today. A 150 acres are burning in White Swan in the area of Wesley Rd. and W. White Swan Rd. Officials say two structures have burned and it is not contained.

School officials at White Swan High School have been tracking the fire, and have canceled after school sports practices and sent all staff home from their White Swan campus, said Henry Strom, superintendent for the Mt. Adams School District.The school already was scheduled for an early release at 1 p.m. Monday, and bus routes for students have not been changed for the fire, Strom said.


  More information will be posted as we have it.

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Whiteswan Fire 2012

Yakima, WASH (12:45)

Just past noon the Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management was notified of a large fire on in the Whiteswan area. Whiteswan in an unincorporated city on the Confederated Tribes of the Yakama Nation Reservation.

We will post more information has we have it. The points of contact for the Yakama Nation Office of Emergency Management are:

Arlen Moses-Director-(509) 865-5121 ext. 6036

 HollyAnna Pinkham-Emergency Management Planner (509) 865-5121 ext. 4200

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