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Article: METHOW VALLEY FIRE UPDATE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 4, 2009
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OKANOGAN, Wash., Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Okanogan National Forest - issued the following press release:
Firefighters from the Methow Valley and Tonasket Ranger Districts are positioned to respond to new fires as they continue with mop-up and patrol work for fires ignited during this weeks lightning storms. Hot temperatures, dry weather and lightning are expected through the next week.
"Many of the fires outside of the Pasayten Wilderness are either out or in patrol status," said Janeen Tervo, Fire Management Officer for the Methow Valley Ranger District. "There are three fires that we're still actively suppressing, one in the Loup Loup area ...