County - Whitman County Information, INDEX

2020 Wildfire

Whitman County – Malden & Pine City

South of Spokane, in Whitman County, the Babb-Malden Fire burned through the town of Malden and smaller Pine City. It destroyed 121 homes, eight businesses and 94 other buildings. Another fire in the area, the Manning Fire, destroyed several homes and a historic 102-year-old covered wooden bridge across the Palouse River.
https://www.nwpb.org/2020/09/16/updates-labor-day-fire-storm-destroys-homes-thousands-of-acres-across-the-northwest/

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Whitman County Fire District #12
https://www.facebook.com/WCFD12/

Whitman County Sheriff's Office
https://www.facebook.com/whitmancountysheriff/

Emergency Management:
https://www.facebook.com/whitmancountydem/

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Whitman County Fire District #12
September 16 ·

Whitman County Sheriff's Office
September 15 ·
Emergency Resources for Victims Of Whitman County Fires 2020

United Way of Whitman County – Pullman – 509-332-3691
• Executive Director – Eric Fejeran, director@whitmanunited.org
• Food, Clothing, Assistance, Construction products. Contractors willing to donate time and resources please call United Way.

St. John Rural Relief – Heritage Hardware – Pastor Denny Hines – 509-648-4300, or Amanda Webb 509-648-3393
• Adult and children clothing, blankets, etc.
• Need rakes, shovels, tools, etc.
• Need feminine hygiene products, toiletries, toys, and coloring books.

Red Cross – 509-670-5331, 800-295-3717

Cougars Closet- Taking donations of Clothing and Housewares AND Providing Clothing and Housewares and other supplies to Victims of Whitman County Fires. Contact Mindy Sharp @ 509.737.7119

Service Organizations:
• Malden City Park – Vets Center Bus – gas cards, counselors
• Rosalia Community Center (Linda Pritchett 509.339.4068) – gift cards, gas cards
• Rosalia Lions Club ;President: Barb Botham, 509-768-4760

Churches -
• Rosalia/Harvest Assembly – Pastor Pat Atchison – 509-523-4611
Need Gas cards, food cards, donations, clothing, temporary sleeping quarters.
• Rosalia Baptist Church - 509-523-547, – clothing items, blankets, toiletries, etc.

• Rosalia Community Church – Pastor – Mike and Lisa Hill, Nursing Home Chaplains – 509-290-4468 and 509-290-4478.

To be added to this list contact Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, 509-397-6266, Chaplain Ron McMurray.

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https://www.nwpb.org/2020/09/16/updates-labor-day-fire-storm-destroys-homes-thousands-of-acres-across-the-northwest/