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Engine 31 Update

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Update, 11 pm:  Yakima Scanner Live has the archived radio traffic of the burning of Eng. 31 HERE.

THE BRUSH FIRE IN YAKIMA COUNTY, WASHINGTON, that overran and burned a fire engine last night is now 15% contained.  See the Firegeezer report from this morning HERE.

The carcass of West Valley FD Engine 31 lays in the burn zone after being overrun
Sunday night.  The engine is valued at $400,000.  (Herald-Republic photo)

The winds have diminished enough that the fire is not spreading right now.  West Valley Fire Chief Dave Leitch said “The fire is not aggressively burning. We are trying to support our control lines, refortify and start mopup around structures.”

All evacuations have been lifted and residents are being permitted back into their homes.  A re-evaluation of the damaged area disclosed that only two homes were burned instead of the three reported earlier.  Firefighters from several other counties were brought in today to relieve the exhausted crews that worked all night.  All efforts are directed toward controlling the 15-mile perimeter of the fire.

The Yakima Herald-Republic has the UPDATE.

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Posted by on July 19, 2010 • Filed under: apparatus, fire, Firefighting Operations, Vehicle Operations & Apparatus, Wildland • Tagged: , ,

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  • http://www.rmesfire.org Jay911

    Glad it's just metal and rubber/plastics we're short instead of flesh and blood.

  • josephschmoe

    I'll trade steel for flesh any time. Thank god the firefighters were not hurt any worse. Heal fast E31 crew!

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  • cgreed

    Thank the Lord, the crew was not seriously injured.

  • http://www.facebook.com/M167A1 Dan Hillman

    Thanks for the good work ! Saved my Brothers home on Hillman rd.

    Dan Hillman