okanogan county emergency management

An Okanogan hotel has been forced to shut down after sustaining damage during a Tuesday morning fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the Quality Inn & Suites in the single-digit block of Apple Way Road at around 9:30 a.m. where they discovered smoke and flames rising from the top floor and roof of the building. ...

The highway was closed for at least 15 minutes in Brewster, and was reopened by 10pm after the ammonia was contained and an ammonia cloud had dissipated.

An Okanogan County plow truck backed off of Salmon Creek Road Sunday morning. According to Okanogan County Emergency Management, the driver was uninjured however the plow truck ended up on its side with the rear of the truck partially in Salmon creek...

Despite heavy rains overnight, Gerry Bozarth with the Northeast Washington Incident Management Team says Okanogan County and the Okanogan River are not worsening significantly. He says they have moved to a more defensive position which means they are asking residents to be vigilant...