The Burdoin Fire continues to burn as hotter and drier conditions move into the Columbia River Gorge this week, possibly creating new challenges for firefighters.

The Burdoin Fire, which ignited on July 18 in the southern border of Washington state, has rapidly consumed more than 11,000 acres and remains only 13% contained as of Thursday afternoon. State ...

There is no new update this morning as yet from Incident Command. Watch Duty still shows the fire at 0% containment, and the eastern portion of the fire has grown slightly larger (see attached map).

A house in North Smithfield was struck by lightning Friday afternoon.