A smoke investigation quickly turned into a massive wildfire in Clallam County on Saturday.
Clallam County Fire District 2 reported that around 11:45 a.m., fire units were sent to investigate smoke near Joyce Access Road off Highway 101. Firefighters said the smoke was quickly upgraded to a wildfire and was at first estimated to be around 3-5 acres.
Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue said management was turned over to the WA DNR as the fire continued to spread. A Type 3 Incident Management Team was also called in.“Helicopters were dropping water as well as two Super Scooper aircraft dipping out of Lake Crescent. There were also several retardant drops along the ridge to protect homes in the southern part of Eden Valley,” said Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue.
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