CARSON, Wash. — Evacuations ordered Sunday afternoon due to a wildfire near the Skamania County town of Carson have since been lifted, according to the county sheriff's office.
Skamania County Fire District 5 reported that it was responding along with North Bonneville Fire shortly after 4 p.m. to a fire near Bear Creek Road and Wind River Highway.
Authorities initially ordered Level 3 "Go Now" evacuations for parts of Bear Creek Road and Level 1 "Be Ready" notices for Old State Road. The Skamania County Sheriff's Office downgraded the Bear Creek levels by Sunday evening, then lifted all evacuations by late Monday morning.
"Fire crews made quick progress on the fire and have recommended the reduction in evacuation levels," the agency said Sunday evening.
Fire officials estimated the fire at 3-4 acres, but said in an update that forward progression had been slowed thanks to an aggressive initial attack by both ground and air crews.
In an update Monday morning, Skamania County Fire District 1 said that containment lines held overnight and crews from the Washington Department of Natural Resources were making progress on suppression. Fire officials had one 20-person hand crew, a strike team of five engines, two 10-person Larch Mountain crews and a Type 4 incident commander assigned to the fire.
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