Winds push Granite Fire
Nick Ivie Hagadone News Network | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 6 months AGO
PRIEST LAKE — Dangerous conditions forced firefighter crews to disengage from the Granite Fire six miles northeast of Nordman on Sunday.
The lack of suppression due to high winds, falling snags, steep terrain and rapid fire spread led to the wildfire growing to over 100 acres as of Monday morning, according to a press release from the Priest Lake Ranger District.
“The fire spotted over the 12-foot-wide fireline and ignited the heavy fuels on the western flank of the fire,” said Jill Cobb, fire information officer for the ranger district.
There are no structures threatened by the fires, which were first reported on Wednesday and sparked from lightning on June 29.
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