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Williams Mine Fire Update for Saturday, August 24, 2024 KEY MESSAGES:Yesterday, Klickitat County lifted the last remaining evacuation level for Trout Lake. For more information, please visit the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office page. The public should be aware for emergency alerts if conditions change. 

Williams Mine Fire Update for Friday, August 23, 2024   KEY MESSAGES: 

Williams Mine Fire Update for Thursday, August 22, 2024 KEY MESSAGES:All direct lines are now established and in place around the southern fire perimeter. Mop up operations will continue until these lines no longer pose a threat to perimeter security. Significant operational effort has been put in on the south end of the fire protecting values at risk and fire managers feel great progress has been made meeting these community objectives.

KEY MESSAGES: Specialized equipment such as chippers and dump trucks are working through the road systems to facilitate slash removal.  The Williams Mine Fire is slowly reducing other firefighting resources from the operation as containment continues to increase.   

Williams Mine Fire Update for Tuesday, August 20, 2024   KEY MESSAGES: 

Williams Mine Fire Update for Monday, August 19, 2024   KEY MESSAGES: 

Williams Mine Fire Update for Sunday, August 18, 2024 CURRENT STATUS:    

Williams Mine Fire Update for Saturday, August 17, 2024   KEY MESSAGES:  

Williams Mine Fire Update for Friday, August 16, 2024 KEY MESSAGES:A community meeting was held yesterday. A recording of this meeting will be posted to the Williams Mine Fire Facebook page later today for those who were unable to attend in person.

Williams Mine Fire Update for Thursday, August 15, 2024 KEY MESSAGES: