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WASHOUGAL, WA— The Eagle Creek Fire jumped the Columbia River early this morning from Oregon and sparked the Archer Mountain Fire in Skamania County.  At this time, Department of Natural Resources crews are hard at work. This fire is causing some of the smoke and ash that can be seen falling on the Washougal and Camas communities, although most of the ash and debris in the air is coming from Eagle Creek across the Columbia River.

While there are some isolated evacuations in Skamania County, there are currently no fires or evacuations in Clark County or within Washougal city limits.  Please avoid traveling on SR 14 due to heavy congestion.

Clark County has activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in partial operations as of this morning, in support of our response partners.

To sign up for emergency alerts and notifications in CLARK County, click here.

For Skamania County Emergency Notifications, please sign up at http://www.PublicAlerts.org

Skamania County Evacuations

Skamania County officials say the Archer Mountain Fire is currently sitting at 25 acres on top of Archer Mountain. Fire crews are working hard to contain the fire.

Level 3 (which means leave immediately) Notifications are now in affect for:
– Mclosky Creek Rd
– Archer Mt. Rd
– Smith Cripe Rd
– Franz Rd
– Kellet Rd
– Victoria Lane
-Dimrill Dale Drive

Level 2 Notifications are now in affect for:
– Foggy Ridge
– Patrick Lane
– Hillsberry Rd
– Columbia Ridge
– Mabee Mines Rd
– Columbia Ridge Rd

Level 1 Notifications are now in affect for:
– Bear Creek Rd
– Borden Rd
– Old State Rd
– Deville Rd *new*
– Wakina Rd *new*

Clark County, WA — Given the current state of the Eagle Creek fire, it’s good to be aware of what governing agencies are doing to protect people, lands, and structures.

All Clark County residents are encouraged to sign-up for the County’s Public Alerts system, which is utilized by all cities, including Camas and Washougal.

Create an account and add your contact and location information into the Everbridge Mass Notification system.  Once you have created an account you may edit your information and preferences at any time. All information you provide will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared.

Please follow this link to sign up for the notification alerts:

https://member.everbridge.net/index/453003085616336#/login

Alerts

What is This Alert System?

The jurisdictions within Clark County, WA have partnered on a shared notification system that allows them to send notifications to residents within the county. Public safety agencies encourage you to register your contact information and subscribe to notifications that matter to you based on locations within Clark County.

Alerts

How it Works

When a notification is sent you will receive a message on the voice and text communication methods you have registered. The notification message may request that you confirm that you have received the message, upon confirmation you will not be contacted by any subsequent methods regarding that particular notification. If you do not confirm, the system will continue to attempt to reach you at all of the contact methods that you have registered. In the event of a potential public safety hazard the alert will ask you to take specific actions, please listen to the complete message to hear these actions.  Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA) manages the notification system and is responsible to deliver emergency alerts on behalf of the public safety agencies in Clark County.

  • For additional information on alert and warning systems in Clark County visit CRESA911.org
  • For additional information on notifications in the Portland metro area visits PublicAlerts.org

We encourage you to download the Everbridge Mobile App  to easily see public safety alerts around your location.