Residents of 15 homes told to be ready to evacuate due to East County fire

A brush fire grew out of control Tuesday afternoon about six miles east of Montesano.

Crews from Grays Harbor Fire District 2, the state Department of Natural Resources, Montesano Fire Department and Grays Harbor Fire District 5 battled the two-acre blaze into the freezing night near Evergreen Lane.

By 10:30 Wednesday morning, the fire was 100 percent contained. State DNR and Fire District 2 crews stayed on the scene to finish mopping up the fire, said Hannah Cleverly of Grays Harbor County Emergency Management.

She said a Level One evacuation order for 15 homes near the fire was lifted Wednesday morning. Level One means that residents are told to be prepared to leave if the situation worsens.

A private property owner had the area logged this summer, Cleverly said. While clearing the brush, the fire grew out of control for the property owner and crews were called in.