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Crews look to quick containment
Jim Adams, Lincoln County Fire District 4 chief, speaks with firefighters during response efforts to the Crescent Road Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
REARDAN — A fast-moving wildfire has scorched hundreds of acres in Lincoln and Spokane counties near Ford, threatening homes and prompting evacuations.
The Crescent Road Fire ignited around 4 p.m. Wednesday in grass, timber and brush, fire officials said.
Structures are threatened, and Level 1, 2, and 3 evacuations are in effect. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
“We haven’t even gotten into how it started yet. Containment numbers usually come later,” said Jim Adams, Lincoln County Fire District 4 chief. “Crews from Spokane and Lincoln County districts are on site working the...
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