Milepost 10 (Wildfire)

The Milepost 10 fire is located 0.5 miles south of Malaga, WA. Malaga is in Chelan County, about 8 miles south of Wenatchee, WA. The fire was initially reported at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Friday August 9, 2013, presumed to be caused by lightning. It was burning in dry grass on steep rocky slopes, cliffs and benches above the Columbia River near the Rock Island Dam. Rapid spread occurred August 10, in spite of effort from Chelan County Fire District 1, Washington Department of Natural Resources, and other responding fire services, including aircraft and engines from the nearby Colockum Tarps Fire. The fire is now approximately 6000 acres and threatens a power transmission line, a communications site, the communities of Malaga, Kingsbury, Wenatchee Heights and Stemilt. Approximately 78 residences have received Level 3 Evacuation Notification and other areas are under Level 2. The area is currently under Red Flag warning for lightning. Starting at 0700 Sunday August 11, the Milepost...