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Swawilla Fire

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Unit Information

Colville Agency 
Washington 
Nespelem, 
Washington 
99155 
Colville Agency 
Washington 
Nespelem, 
Washington 
99155 

Incident Contacts

  • Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 6
    Email:
    2024.swawilla1@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    509-800-7550
    Hours:
    8am - 6pm Daily

Photographs Gallery

Fire community Meeting (4).png
Community meeting poster with logos on the top
Community meeting poster with logos on the top
Fire community Meeting (4).png

Community Meeting on Friday July 26 at 7pm at the Nespelem Head Start Center

Firefighters doing structure protection in the Swawilla Fire
A field of sagebrush and grass with a home. Fire engines are driving to the home to start preparing the home for a possible wildfire.
A field of sagebrush and grass with a home. Fire engines are driving to the home to start preparing the home for a possible wildfire.
Firefighters doing structure protection in the Swawilla Fire

Fire engines are driving to the home to start preparing the home for the possibility of the Swawilla fire impacting the area later Thursday.

Swawilla and Bridge Creek Fires July 25, 2024
PIO Map Swawilla 7-25-24
PIO Map Swawilla 7-25-24
Swawilla and Bridge Creek Fires July 25, 2024

Swawilla and Bridge Creek Fires Map July 25, 2024

Glow from the Swawilla fire south of the Cache Creek Road on the evening of July 24,2024
a field of grass and sage brush in the fore ground with a pink glow from a fire in the clouds over mountains in the background
a field of grass and sage brush in the fore ground with a pink glow from a fire in the clouds over mountains in the background
Glow from the Swawilla fire south of the Cache Creek Road on the evening of July 24,2024

Glow from the Swawilla fire south of the Cache Creek Road on the evening of July 24,2024

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Level 2 (SET) Evacuation area for the Buffalo Lake and McGinnis Lake area for the Swawilla Fire shown with a yellow box overlaying a satellite map image
Level 2 (SET) Evacuation area for the Buffalo Lake and McGinnis Lake area for the Swawilla Fire shown with a yellow box overlaying a satellite map image
Buffalo Lake Level 2 Evcuations 07242024.png

On the morning of July 24, 2024, the Colville Tribes Office of Emergency Management issued a Level 2 Evacuation (SET) for the area near Buffalo Lake and McGinnis Lake.

Swawilla Fire Community Meeting July 24, 2024
Community Meeting poster for Swawilla Fire Community meeting in Keller, WA on July 24, 2024
Community Meeting poster for Swawilla Fire Community meeting in Keller, WA on July 24, 2024
Swawilla Fire Community Meeting July 24, 2024

Community Meeting poster for Swawilla Fire Community meeting in Keller, WA on July 24, 2024

Hand crew on Swawilla Fire 2024.JPG
A horizontal line of people in yellow firefighting shirts is in the center, middle distance of this phot. The ground around them has been recently burned
A horizontal line of people in yellow firefighting shirts is in the center, middle distance of this phot. The ground around them has been recently burned
Hand crew on Swawilla Fire 2024.JPG

Handcrew on the Swawilla Fire - photo credit: Susan Hunzeker

New Level 2 Evacuation (SET) area for Swasilla Fire .png
Level 2 (SET) Evacuation area for Keller, WA for the Swawilla Fire shown with a yellow box overlaying a satellite map image
Level 2 (SET) Evacuation area for Keller, WA for the Swawilla Fire shown with a yellow box overlaying a satellite map image
New Level 2 Evacuation (SET) area for Swasilla Fire .png

Level 2 Evacuation (SET) area for Keller, WA for the Swawilla Fire shown with a yellow box. Level 2 Evacuations implemented July 23, 2024

Swawilla Cover Photo
Swawilla Cover Photo
Swawilla Cover Photo
Swawilla Cover Photo

Swawilla Cover Photo

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