cougar creek fire

On a sunny September day in the Tyee drainage northwest of the community of Entiat, hydrologists and other Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) experts kneel in the dirt as they test dozens of soil samples in an area burned in the 2018 Cougar Creek Fire...

The Cougar Creek Fire grew very slightly to nearly 40,400 acres overnight and is 40 percent contained. Information Officer Mike Reichling says with wind clearing the haze and smoke, they're able to order fixed wing tanker drops of retardant on the fire...

The Cougar Creek Fire grew slightly in size to more than 40,000 acres. Information Officer Mike Reichling says Thursday's windy conditions could actually be helpful. "The fire is actually burning towards the main fire that's already burning...

Crews on the Cougar Creek Fire are working hard today to prepare for what could be a very windy Thursday. Information Officer Mike Reichling says they are spending Wednesday doing assessments on potential burning operations. "Yesterday was a good flying day...

The Cougar Creek Fire expanded to about 38,000 acres overnight and is 35 percent contained with more than 1,000 firefighters on site. Public Information Officer Mike Reichling says they are watching the red flag conditions this afternoon. "Our concern is the low relative humidity, the weather system that's over us right now...

The Cougar Creek Fire grew overnight to nearly 34,500 acres and is considered 35 percent contained. Public Information Officer Mike Reichling says they have been busy prepping for windy conditions. "They've done a lot of work on the southeast around to the southwestern part of the fire between that Sugar Loaf Lookout, doing those managed burns toward the major fire to try to provide that lack

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for three fires burning in central Washington: the Hawk Fire in Yakima County and the Yakama Nation, the Cougar Creek Fire in Chelan County and the Grass Valley Fire in Douglas and Grant counties...

Plain Community Church was the site of a public meeting last night updating residents on the Cougar Creek Fire which is nearly 92-hundred acres. Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue Chief Mick Lamar said it's important to talk with the community. "There's not fire this size that aren't a threat to us one way or another...

The Cougar Creek Fire is at 3,614 acres and 0% containment.  A Level 3 Mandatory Evacuation order is in place from Potato Creek to the end of the Entiat River Road.  Mad River to Potato Creek remains at a Level 2 for now.  The fire is near where the Stormy Creek Fire was last month, burning in timber and slash.  The Entiat R...