Long Hollow Fire near Pullman contained

Lighting-caused fire halted, no structural damages reported

Olivia Harnack, Gazette Reporter | Oct 03, 20240

Will Myers | submitted photo count

The Long Hollow blaze ignited Wednesday, Sept. 25, during a thunderstorm that produced lighting and burned approximately 4,000 acres.

PULLMAN - The Long Hollow Fire, which ignited in the Snake River Canyon west of Pullman, has been contained.

The blaze, which started around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, during a thunderstorm that produced lightning, burned approximately 4,000 acres of stubble, pasture, and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) ground in Whitman County.

Volunteers from Whitman County Fire District 13, based in Onecho, led the initial response, battling the flames overnight before state crews joined the effort.

On Thursday, Sept. 27, two helicopters were deployed to drop water on the fire, helping to control its...