The new site will open August 30 at Yakima Valley College. YVC President Linda Kaminski says “We are pleased to do whatever we can to keep our community safe."
The fire, which is now burning about a quarter of a mile from the Nile and about a mile from Highway 410 grew is a whopping 56,422 acres with no containment.
A press release from the US Forest Service says it's burning in heavy, brush, timber and snags which pose big problems for firefighters who want to get close to the fire.