AUGUST 13, 2015
OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. -
UPDATE 9:20: According to the Washington Department of Natural Resources, 10-12 structures were lost in Nine Mile Fire. None were homes. The Okanogan County Emergency management says there are evacuations for homes on Nine mile Road, Wagon Wheel Road, Old Tressle Road, and Point Road. The Red Cross shelter for Nine Mile Fire will be opened at the Oroville High School.
UPDATE 8:50, Thursday: According to the Washington Department of Natural Resources, the fire is more than 3,500 acres. They say structures have been lost, and a type two team is helping to fight the fire.
UPDATE:
According to Sheriff Rogers there were about four fires that were burning along Chesaw Road that have now appeared to merge into one and is heading toward Canada. Investigators are trying to determine how these fires started.
People who live along Chesaw Road near Nine Mile Road, Old Tressle Road, Point Road and Old Wagon Wheel road were asked to evacuate.
Road closures are in place on Chesaw Road from Mile Post 4 to Mile Post 9. Nine Mile Road is also closed.
A Red Cross Shelter has been set up at Oroville High School for those evacuated because of this fire.
Responders are still trying to find out who the victim of that plane crash on Rise Road was, also where that plane took off and where it was headed before it crashed.
"There's no tail numbers of anything because the plane was destroyed in the fire," says Okanogan Sheriff Frank Rogers. "Crews are talking to the FAA and the NTSB trying to find out about an overdue plane or what planes are missing."
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers says fire personnel are responding to several reported fires in the Oroville area off of Chesaw Road.
Rogers said at one of the fires on Rise Road off of Chesaw, Deputies have confirmed the wreckage of an aircraft with at least one person confirmed dead at the scene.
Rogers says he has several units in the area attempting to determine what happened.
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OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. --
The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office said fire personnel found the wreckage of a plane crash near Oroville while responding to a fire call.
Several fires started Thursday near the site of the crash, according to the Omak Chronicle.
Fire deputies have confirmed at least one dead at the scene. Several more units were ordered to the area and are investigating exactly what happened. The wreckage was found on Rise Road off Chesaw Road.
Evacuation notices have been sent to residents.
Investigators said they do not yet have further information on the plane crash or other injuries and deaths. The investigation is ongoing.
Date: 13-AUG-2015
Time: Morning
Type: Airplane
Owner/operator:
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Okanogan County east of Oroville, WA -
United States of America Phase: Unknown
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted terrain in Okanogan County east of Oroville, Washington, and a post-impact fire occurred. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178609
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/one-dead-in-plane-crash-near-oroville-wildfire/34707218
http://t.omakchronicle.com/news/2015/aug/13/plane-crash-kills-one-sparks-multiple-fires/?templates=tablet