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Local agencies help Skamania County neighbors fight Archer Mountain blaze

Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Response Center join efforts

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Officers from the Clark County Sheriff's Office assist Skamania County crews at the Archer Mountain Fire earlier in this week. (Contributed photo courtesy of Clark County Sheriff's Office)

After embers from a wildfire consuming 35,000 acres on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge jumped the Columbia River early last week, sparking a spot fire in nearby Skamania County — the Archer Mountain Fire, located roughly 15 miles northeast of downtown Washougal — the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office found its resources and personnel stretched to the limit.

That’s when the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA) jumped in to provide support and help battle the Archer Mountain fire, which is now fully contained.

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