06/14/2026
HEADS UP - HIGHWAY CLOSURE! Due to wildfire.
OR/WA Highway 730 is CLOSED due to a wildfire near the road. Please use alternate routes!
ROAD CLOSURE/COLLISION/BRUSH FIRE - Walla Walla County
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As of 3:23 p.m., 6/14/2026, the Washington State Patrol reports Highway 730 in both directions is now open.
As of 3:19 a.m., 6/14/2026, State fire assistance has been mobilized to help local firefighters contain the Highway 730 Fire in Walla Walla County. The grass and brush fire started Saturday, spans 300 acres, and threatens homes and infrastructure, triggering Level 1 and 3 evacuations (no further details on those evacuations were provided by the state). Two wildland strike teams have been deployed as the State Emergency Operations Center coordinates additional resources.
As of 11:17 p.m., 6/13/2026, the Washington State Department of Transportation now reports both directions of State Route 730 is fully blocked due to a collision from the Washington/Oregon border to Wallula Junction (milepost 6). There is no estimated time for the roadway to be cleared. Traffic is advised to use alternate routes.
As of 10:22 p.m., 6/13/2026, Walla Walla County Fire District No. 5 Chief Mike Wickstrom reports one person was transported to a hospital from the rollover collision. The rolled vehicle started a fire on the hillside of State Route 730. Several unites are on scene from Walla Walla County. Photo courtesy Brooklyn Randall.
As of 9:30 p.m., 6/13/2026, the Washington State Department of Transportation reports both directions of State Route 730 from the Wallula Junction between mileposts 6 to 5 is full blocked due to a collision. There is no estimated time for the roadway to be cleared. Traffic is advised to use alternate routes.
