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the Lodgepole fire has been contained at 39 acres within its established perimeter.

Fire officials say residents will be allowed through the Highway 12 road closure to make access to their property with proper proof of residency.

Meanwhile firefighters were able to make major progress over the weekend in control the Black Canyon Fire which is now at 89% containment burning 9,211 acres.

Highway 12 remains closed from the top of White Pass to Oak Creek as firefighters try and get a handle on the Rimrock/Retreat Fire.

Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District is implementing a system-by-system “rolling shutdown.”

Shortly after the fire started Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources.

The fire was first reported at about 8:00 pm in the 3300 block of Birchfield Road.

The American Red Cross has opened a evacuation center located at the Union Gap School at 3201 South 4th Street in Union Gap.

. West Valley Fire Department officials say the fire was contained at 150 acres but not before destroying two homes and a shop building.

Meanwhile the Yakama Nation is reaching out hoping you'll help people impacted by the Slide Ranch Fire near White Swan.

Then Thursday afternoon firefighters responded to the South Fork Fire on the South Fork Tieton Road.

Firefighters were notifying people who live in the area to EVACUATE. LEVEL 3 evacuation notices have been issued.