Fire updates for July 21, 2023
JOEL MARTIN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 7 months AGO
Crews haul water to the site of the Mountain Loop fire in Snohomish County Tuesday.
Courtesy photo/Snohomish County Fire District 22
Joel Martin has been with the Columbia Basin Herald for more than 25 years in a variety of roles and is the most-tenured employee in the building. Martin is a married father of eight and enjoys spending time with his children and his wife, Christina. He is passionate about the paper’s mission of informing the people of the Columbia Basin because he knows it is important to record the history of the communities the publication serves. | July 20, 2023 3:55 PM
MARYSVILLE — The Mountain Loop fire in Snohomish County was up to 14 acres Thursday, but it’s completely lined and fire crews are taking advantage of lower temperatures and higher humidity to keep the blaze from growing, according to a statement from Snohomish County Fire District 22.
These wildfires were also burning in Washington as of Thursday afternoon, according to the National Interagency Fire Center:
• Lower Smith, about four miles northeast of Pasco: 8 acres. Fire discovered July 20. Containment and cost information not available.
• Tallman Road, about 19 miles northeast of Spokane: 3.3 acres. Fire discovered July 19. Containment and cost information not available.
• Consalus, about 20 miles north of Newport: 461 acres. Fire discovered June 30. 10% contained. Costs estimated at $10,000,000.
• Mountain Loop, about 14 miles northeast of Marysville: 14 acres. Fire discovered July 16. Containment and cost information not available.
• McEwan, about three miles northeast of Shelton: 250 acres. Fire discovered July 4. 85% contained. Costs estimated at $1,850,000.
• OIE Highway, about 10 miles northeast of Prosser: 1,300 acres. Fire discovered July 3. 100% contained. Costs estimated at $75,000.
• Tunnel 5, about four miles west of White Salmon: 546 acres. Fire discovered July 2. 100% contained. Costs estimated at $7,000,000.
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