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CHENEY - Turnbull National Wildlife refuge will be conducting a prescribed burn on Oct 19. For public and firefighter safety, the auto tour route will be closed and there may be traffic control in place on Smith Road during the day. The remainder of the public use area will be open. Visitors should plan for smoke in and around the refuge and nearby roads, and caution is advised when driving through areas of lower visibility. These prescribed fires will reduce the risk of wildf...
MEDICAL LAKE - Multiple fires exploded Friday afternoon across both Spokane and Whitman Counties, leaving at least one person dead and burning thousands of acres. Evacuation notices were issued for Medical Lake, Cheney, Four Lakes, Elk, Winona and other places. The larger fires were reported in Medical Lake and Elk, both in Spokane County, and Winona, in central Whitman County. At least one person died and multiple homes were destroyed in the Gray Fire, which broke out about...
