FIRE REPORT: Residential fire quenched in George Monday

Sep. 10—GEORGE — A residential fire broke out Monday morning in the 100 block of Montmorency Boulevard in George, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff's Office. It was under control by 8 a.m., according to the statement.

Largest Washington fires:

Pioneer Fire — Washington's largest wildfire. 38,735 acres. 23% containment. Began around 1 p.m. June 8. Located 10 miles southeast of Stehekin. Costs estimated at $105 million.

Cougar Creek Fire — Washington's second-largest fire. 24,091 acres. 100% contained. Blazed up at 8 p.m. July 15. Located south of Walla Walla. Costs estimated at $35 million.

Williams Mine Fire — Washington's third-largest wildfire — 13,057 acres. 31% contained. Started noon Aug. 5. Located near Mount Adams Wilderness in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Costs estimated at $35 million.

Three new fires:

Swauk Creek Fire — 100 acres. Started Sunday at 3:34 p.m., 17 miles northwest of Ellensburg.

Wynnie Fire — 12.3 acres. Started at 9:31 a.m. Monday, 14 miles northwest of Wenatchee.

Beaver Canyon Fire — 40 acres. Started at 11:52 a.m. Monday, 22 miles east of Oroville.

Other fires:

Blewett Fire — 15 acres. 99% containment. Started 2:23 p.m. Sept. 4. near Blewett Pass. Costs estimated at $800,000.

Easy Fire — 2,130 acres. 39% containment. Began 8 p.m. July 17. Located 17 miles west of Mazama along North Cascades Scenic Highway. Costs estimated at $15 million.

Huckleberry Ridge Fire — 293 acres. 0% containment. Started Sept. 4. Located about 25 miles northwest of Longview.

Miners Complex Fires — 1,098 acres. 0% containment. Began on July 17. Located 21 miles east of Darrington. Costs estimated at $500,000.

Pincer Two Fire — 189 acres. 0% containment. Began on July 18. Located 1 mile east of Mineral Park. Costs estimated at $500,000.

Ruby Fire — 1,300 acres. 0% containment. Began 7 a.m. Friday. Located in Whatcom County. Costs estimated at $5 million.

Sand Piper Fire — 24 acres. Discovered Sept. 4 at 2:24 p.m. on the Washington side of the Columbia River about 22 miles west of Umatilla, Ore.

Shoofly Fire — 104 acres. 91% contained. Ignited on July 8. Located 9 miles north of Stevens Pass. Costs estimated at $10 million.

Other fires reported throughout the state have burned less than 10 acres and are not included in this report. The majority are less than 1 acre.

The Columbia Basin's wildfire danger continues to be very high. The Grant County Sheriff's office has asked area residents to be careful with anything that could cause a wildfire.

Air quality was good Monday for the Columbia Basin.

SOURCES: InciWeb/NIFC/WildCAD/AirNow