The Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team took over fire command and operations early this morning, August 4th and have an update for us.

 The Margarita Fire started August 3rd at approximately 12:30am. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene in response to a 911 call. The Quinault Indian Nation requested support yesterday and the Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team responded, in-briefing yesterday afternoon. 

The fire is currently 61 acres and 0% contained. It is burning in a timber sale unit that is a mix of cedar slash and standing trees, surrounded by heavy timber. Crews worked yesterday to keep the fire in check with the support of two helicopters and two scooper aircraft. Aerial support is dropping water to cool hot spots, assisting firefighters on the ground. 

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) announced yesterday that the state’s new Hit-and-Run Alert system will begin operations on Tuesday Aug. 1, 2023. this alert system is simular to what media would see as an Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Missing Indigenous Person Alert sending media outlets and potentially cell phone alerts on a suspect and vehicle they are searching for that has ran from the scene of a serious collision. 

According to a social media release, the Pacific County Sheriffs Office was searching for a missing person Monday morning (details of who were not released) that had went missing the night before on an ATV