An Update as of Thursday, August 16, 2012:

– Fire downgraded from 28k acres to 22k

– 900 Firefighters battling blaze

– 4 helicopters dropping water

– 2 air tankers assisting

– Fire 25% contained

– 60 – 70 homes with 100’s of outbuildings burned

– 1 firefighter with facial burns; going to be okay

– 420 animals at Kittitas County Fairgrounds

– Several Million dollars used in suppression effort; not including damage to homes

Sources:  news (TV and Newspaper) media