Over 100 Fire Personnel Making Progress On Quinault Reservation

Friday, August 11, 2023 at 4:38 AM

Firefighters have been focused on mopping up in the southwest corner of the fire area in some standing trees.

Over 100 fire personnel are making some progress on the Margarita Fire on the Quinault reservation. The fire is holding steady at 61 acres consumed but in the last 24 hours the fire went from 50 to now 75% contained. Firefighters have been focused on mopping up in the southwest corner of the fire area in some standing trees. At the north end of the fire, an excavator was removing tree stumps. As of yesterday evening, 112 people, 10 engines, three water tenders, a dozer, and two helicopters were working to suppress the fire.

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