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West Hallett and West Anderson Fire Update 8/6/2023 Morning
West Hallett, West Anderson
Publication Type: News 08/06/2023
Cheney, WA, - The West Hallett Fire was reported at 1337 on Monday July 31st. It is located approximately 2 miles West of Highway 195 North of the Cheney Spokane Road.
Cheney, WA, - The West Anderson Fire was reported at 1708 on Wednesday August 2nd. It is located approximately ½ mile east of the city of Cheney South of West Anderson Road.
Currently there are approximately 150 line and support personnel assigned to the fires. As we work towards full containment on West Hallett, we will be de-mobilizing crews to right size the number of personnel for the smaller West Anderson Fire.
The West Hallett fire is 95% contained and is sized at 126 acres. Evacuation levels are at level 1 (be ready to go) for residences within the fire perimeter. See attached map for clarification.
The West Anderson Fire is 35% contained and is sized at approximately 48 acres. Evacuation levels are at level 1 (Be ready to go) for areas along West Anderson road south of Cheney Spokane Road. See attached map for clarification.
Washington Department of Natural Resources and Spokane County Fire District 3 have assigned management of both fires to a Northeast Washington Interagency Type 3 Incident Management Team.
On West Hallett, firefighters continue to make progress toward the fire being 100% contained. Isolated hot areas are being searched out and are being extinguished as they are found. There will be minimal personnel on this fire today.
On West Anderson, Firefighters have established a perimeter around the entire fire and are utilizing a hose lay to mop-up as vehicle access is very limited. Crews will continue to work inward toward complete extinguishment.
We anticipate turning these fires back to local control on Tuesday 8/8/2023. The fires will be completely extinguished and in a patrol status. Patrol status means that crews from the local district will be checking to make sure that if hotspots or smokes show themselves that they are extinguished.
The Fish lake/Columbia Plateau trail through the fires is closed to the public for safety concerns. We anticipate it re-opening Tuesday 8/8/2023.
The incident command post is located at the Cheney middle School in Cheney WA. Fire information contact is Eric Keller at 509-481-7064.