Multiple Wildfires Burning Near Banks Lake - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather KHQ.com

Multiple Wildfires Burning Near Banks Lake

Posted: Updated:
PHOTO: KHQ Viewer PHOTO: KHQ Viewer

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. - Multiple wildfires in northeast Washington are forcing evacuations for homeowners near Banks Lake. The Grant County Sheriff's Department has confirmed with KHQ that they are conducting Level 1 Evacuations near Electric City, while Douglas County has conducted Level 3 evacuations on about 35 homes along State Route 174. Unconfirmed reports say that Lincoln County has conducted Level 3 evacuations as well.

So far there doesn't appear to be any structures that have burned, but firefighters are setting up an aggressive attack on these fires. Winds in the area are fueling the flames.

 

 

 

  • Most Popular StoriesMost Popular Stories

  • Saturday, May 25 2013 3:08 PM EDT2013-05-25 19:08:38 GMT
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries.
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries. "March Against Monsanto" organizers say they're calling attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the companies that produce it. Protests are planned in more than 250 cities Saturday. INSIDE>>>|SLIDESHOW|

  • Saturday, January 12 2013 1:32 AM EST2013-01-12 06:32:20 GMT
    SPOKANE, Wash. - After months of secrecy, new documents first released to KHQ reveal an intricate and complex investigation into several Spokane spas which law enforcement believes were fronts prostitution rings.
    SPOKANE, Wash. - After months of secrecy, new documents first released to KHQ reveal an intricate and complex investigation into several Spokane spas which law enforcement believes were fronts prostitution rings.

  • Saturday, May 25 2013 5:10 PM EDT2013-05-25 21:10:27 GMT
    SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane firefighters responded to a gas line break in north Spokane Saturday afternoon near Lincoln and Nevada.  The actual site of the leak was located at a home just to the west of
    SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane firefighters responded to a gas line break in north Spokane Saturday afternoon near Lincoln and Nevada. The actual site of the leak was located at a home just to the west of Nevada at N. Dakota and Brownsville Court. Officials say the homeowner was digging and hit a gas line causing the rupture.