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Firefighters work to contain wildfire off Washougal River Road

Residents in area near Paradise Road, Rosemary Drive asked to 'be ready' in case evacuation order needed

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A map shows the area under a Level 1 "Be Ready" order, asking residents to prepare for a possible evacuation order, near the site of a 10.5-acre wildfire off Washougal River Road. (Illustration courtesy of Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency)

Firefighting crews with East County Fire and Rescue and the Department of Natural Resources are working to contain a 10.5-acre wildfire off Washougal River Road today. 

A Level 1 “Be Ready” warning has gone out to residents in about 60 homes between Paradise Road and Northeast Rosemary Drive. 

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