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Bear Gulch Fire grows to 5,556 acres with only 3% containment

The Bear Gulch Fire, which ignited on July 6 near Mount Rose in the Olympic National Forest, has expanded to 5,556 acres with ...
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Smoke, sprinklers, aluminum foil: Fighting fire on the Olympic Peninsula

Extreme heat launched the Bear Gulch Fire across 2,000 additional acres of forest on Tuesday and Wednesday, pouring thick ...
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Bear Gulch Fire expands to 7,360 acres

The Bear Gulch Fire burning in the Olympic National Forest on the north side of Lake Cushman grew by about 1,200 acres from ...

Bear Gulch grows to 8,250 acres, remains at 3% containment

Fire crews in the Olympic National Forest say the Bear Gulch fire has grown over 860 acres in one day. Officials report that ...
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Bear Gulch fire in Olympic National Forest expands, prompting Level 3 evacuation

A Level 3 "GO" evacuation was ordered for areas near Lake Cushman in Olympic National Forest Thursday as the Bear Gulch fire grew to more than 3,000 acres and was only 3% contained.

Fire near Lake Cushman continues to grow despite rain

LAKE CUSHMAN, Wash. — Heavy rain brought on by an unusually strong weather system for August is raising concerns about debris flows near Lake Cushman where the Bear Gulch wildfire has burned. The ...

Bear Gulch fire spreads to canopy, burns deeper into Olympic National Park

In just a few short days the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula has nearly tripled in size and burned deeper into the ...

Bear Gulch Fire on Olympic Peninsula continues to grow

During the hot weather this week the fire near Lake Cushman grew by more than 1,000 acres and containment decreased.
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Wenatchee skies haze over as Olympic National Forest fire spreads smoke across Washington

Wenatchee’s streak of smoke-free skies is over as winds push haze from a fire in the Olympic National Forest across the state ...