Cowlitz-Lewis Fire District #20

08/17/2026

Paving starts tonight through Tuesday I-5 SB south of GeeCee’s to Castle Rock

08/04/2026

Complete burn ban.

https://lewiscountywa.gov/media/documents/2026-08-03_PressRelease_2_TOTALburnban.pdf?fbclid=IwRlRTSATeGZZwZG9mBWZkaWQWULz4febr6jMggEwiz3zIH6aC21av42V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5Ry9Sta97ZubF4OU41qCeIkfDrwRAnG9plhaV_j7yZ9ENcvV_3U5s3Lhi5PA_aem_fcNdgqB1pv4v2cGie0tGww

08/04/2026

We are now in a total burn ban, beginning at midnight tonight, due to the extreme fire danger. This includes recreational camp and backyard cooking fires! https://lewiscountywa.gov/media/documents/2026-08-03_PressRelease_2_TOTALburnban.pdf?fbclid=IwRlRTSATeGZZwZG9mBWZkaWQWULz4febr6jMggEwiz3zIH6aC21av42V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5Ry9Sta97ZubF4OU41qCeIkfDrwRAnG9plhaV_j7yZ9ENcvV_3U5s3Lhi5PA_aem_fcNdgqB1pv4v2cGie0tGww

07/14/2026

No burning yard debris after midnight, tonight. Recreational camp fires on private properties are still allowed in approved fire pits.

03/14/2026

Helping Boistfort (Lewis Co Fir District 13) this morning on a structure fire.

03/14/2026

Water levels are rising, as rain has been non-stop, all day. There is still a pile of sand and sand bags at the Vader station. You fill and bring a shovel.

02/14/2026

https://www.chronline.com/stories/vader-boy-gets-youth-hero-award-after-bike-ride-for-help,396524?

On Jan. 17, Vader boy Christopher Bastedo was riding his bike from his home in the South Lewis County community, headed to a friend’s grandmother’s home. But when he got there, he found his …

02/12/2026

Tonight, we recognized an exceptional young hero who rode his bicycle several blocks to the fire department, last month, to get emergency help to a woman who fell. Christopher, everyone is proud of you. This Youth Hero Award is well deserved.

12/17/2025

12/17/2025

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1173158454953387&id=100067777311686

UPDATE 1:35 AM. Power is now out for almost 12,000 People.

ALMOST 10,000 PEOPLE IN COWLITZ CURRENTLY WITHOUT POWER! Due to high winds, the PUD reports outages County Wide and are working on getting it back up. Many locations may not have power repaired until morning. Reports of high winds causing downed trees over power lines. Please share with us in the comments where your power is out.

You can view the outage map here: https://www.cowlitzpud.org/outages/outage-map/