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NEAR DARRINGTON, WASHINGTON STATE
Incident Summary | The Suiattle Fire is considered almost fully contained as firefighters still on the fire line continue to work tirelessly to reach their ultimate fire objectives.
Location | This wildfire is located approximately 9 miles NE of Darrington , Washington State.
Size Up | Fire behavior has now been reduced to minimal activity. There are 216 acres of timber that were consumed. Firefighters have reached a 90% containment status. Command will turb management of the fire back over to a local IMT team on Wednesday, August 9, 2017.
Resources | There are still 178 personnel assigned to this fire incident alongside 3 crews, 6 engines and 2 helicopters.
Costs | Fire suppression and containment costs-to-date have reached a whopping $2.3 Million.
Social Media | #SuiattleFire #WAwildfire2017
(c) 2017 The NW Fire Blog – Updated 2340 hours PDT on 8/8/2017
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