Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization assistance for the Sand Ridge Fire, 8 miles east of Bickleton, in Klickitat County has ended as of Aug. 23.at noon.   Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on August 21, 2014 at 7:00 a.m. at the request of Klickitat County Fire Protection District 2.

The fire started at 11 a.m. on Aug. 20from a lightning strike. The fire burned 1900 acres and is now 100% contained. A total of 120 personnel were deployed in support of the incident.

Personnel from the Office of the State Fire Marshal have coordinated the release of state mobilization resources on the scene. The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Camp Murray is no longer activated.

Under the State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan, the Fire Protection Bureau coordinates the initial dispatch and continued administrative oversight of resources and personnel for the duration of the incident.  The Mobilization Plan is implemented to provide a process to quickly notify, assemble and deploy fire service personnel, equipment and other resources from around the state when fires, disasters or other events exceed the capacity of local jurisdictions.  More information about the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan is available at: http://www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/mobilization.htm