Fires are impacting the immediate surroundings of the Columbia River and threatening Kootenay Lake.

The entities involved

• Columbia River →

  river in North America; flows from British Columbia, through Washington, and along the Washington-Oregon border to the Pacific Ocean

  • A plant situated along the Columbia Riverbank in Longview, and personnel traveled to the mill site following an incident.Sat 21:13
  • A chemical spill occurred on May 28, 2026, from an imploded tank at a facility in Longview, affecting the Columbia River.Sat 03:15
• Kootenay Lake →

  lake in British Columbia, Canada

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Wildfires are racing along the Columbia River in Ferry County, prompting unprecedented alerts from the National Weather Service.Aug 14