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All evacuations lifted for the Baird Springs Fire burning in Grant County

The fire is currently estimated at 2,300 acres and growing. State fire assistance has been mobilized.

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — As of 4:30 p.m. on July 14, all evacuations for the Baird Springs Fire in Grant County have been lifted

Those locations include:

  • Road 12 Northwest and Road West Northwest near Quincy
  • Road 11.2 Northwest and Road U Northwest near Trinidad and Crescent
  • Freese Road
  • Mansfield Road
  • Elk View Drive
  • Basalt Drive
  • Basalt View Drive
  • Desert Rose Place
  • Columbia View Road
  • Crescent Bar Road
  • Stuhmiller Road
  • Trinidad

State fire assistance was mobilized on Monday afternoon for the Baird Springs Fire. The fire reportedly started around 2:30 p.m. and is estimated to be 2,300 acres. Southeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team reports that the fire is now 95% contained.  It is burning sage brush and crops, threatening homes, orchards and a processing warehouse. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

SR-28 has reopened after being closed for hours. Crews cut the power to the area early Tuesday morning so crews were able to make repairs.

A Red Cross emergency shelter is available at Quincy Middle School located at 16 6th Ave. SE in Quincy. Assistance at the shelter will include food, cots and other urgent needs, according to the American Red Cross.

This is a developing news story and we will provide more updates as we receive them.

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