PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — All evacuation orders have been lifted for the brush fire burning in south Pierce County.
South Pierce Fire & Rescue issued Level 2 and 3 evacuations for a one-mile radius around the 8600 block of 336th Street near Roy on Thursday evening.
Below is a map of the evacuation area from the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
According to Pierce County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Darren Moss, the fire is burning approximately five acres and is 0% contained.
Officials will also have to shut off power to the power lines nearby to be able to drop water on the fire. According to Moss, the power outage will impact customers from Maple Valley all the way to Olympia and Tacoma. In the early evening, 472 Puget Sound Energy customers were impacted. As of 10 p.m., 233 customers are impacted. The power was shut off around 5 p.m. Thursday.
Firefighters used approximately 9,000 gallons of water and took 25 minutes to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fire evacuation levels
Fires have different levels of severity. In both Washington and Idaho, they can be thought of as READY, SET, GO.
LEVEL 1 - READY
This is the getting ready stage. Conditions could get worse, so you want to have your go bag ready.
LEVEL 2 - SET
This is when you are getting set to leave. Be prepared to leave at a moment's notice.
LEVEL 3 - GO
This is when you need to get out and go now. You are in immediate danger and emergency services may not be able to help at this point.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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