The Bolt Creek fire burns 8,000 acres of forest Monday morning. Snohomish County has issued evacuation notices for Index and warned residents along Highway 2 as far west as Gold Bar to prepare to evacuate.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department reports that only half of the residents of Index asked to leave have evacuated as of Sunday. Roughly 10 miles to the west, residents of Gold Bar have had varying reactions to the possibility of the fire’s spread and their evacuation.
“I actually haven’t packed a vehicle. I put some stuff in a secure location, but I wasn’t going to leave the house —not at all, no desire. I’m not going anywhere. It’s my home. It’s my castle. It’s my ship that goes. I’m not looking to die, but when it’s your time, it’s your time,” Gary Bean, Gold Bar resident nine miles from the fire, told KIRO Newsradio.“I’m ready to leave. I have a suitcase packed with my medicine ready.
The fast-moving fire has already forced hundreds to evacuate. It threatens homes near Skykomish, Baring, Grotto, and Index. The fire could damage power lines, railroads, bridges, and roads.Red Cross Northwest has announced it opened a shelter at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe. Donations of bedding for evacuated livestock will be accepted Monday and Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds Dairy Barn.
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