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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Firefighters take a break and/or try to get the lay of the land during the Apache Pass fire north of Odessa that began September 9 when lightning strikes sparked several blazes.
What came to be called the Apache Pass fire started the weekend before Fest at around 3:30 p.m. on September 9 as a fast-moving storm system moved through the area. Several lightning strikes were reported, but there was little or no rain and the dry grass and brush in the scablands went up like a torch. By the following Monday at 6 a.m., the Spokane County Incident Management Team took over the management role from the local volunteer fire departments.
Personnel and equipment from the Odessa area’s Lincoln/Adams Fire District #3 were dispatched again on Monday, as hot spots again flared up due...
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