Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
ATTACKING. Dennis Sackmann pilots a Ritzville fire truck right along the edge of State Route 261 as firefighters Pat Clark and Joel Bell deliver water to the head of the standing wheat fire. Their efforts and those of another truck crew not seen in this image, halted the spread of the fire in standing wheat and kept the blaze from jumping the road. Crews from several stations and several farms responded to the Wednesday, Aug. 1, blaze. –Journal photo by Stephen McFadden
Fire crews have been busy during the past week, tackling stubble and standing wheat blazes in the region. Tuesday the Lind crews were summoned to a 500-acre stubble and grass fire along State Route 26 near the fertilizer plant a couple miles west of the Hatton turn off.
Crews raced out of Lind shortly after 12 p.m. and remained in the field until about 1:40 p.m. Fire Chief Don Klemmer said the town sent five trucks including a tanker and rescue rig.
They received assistance from the Johnson family and fire fighting crews from Connell, Warden and Othello. The Hutterians also provided a water tr...
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