The Ptarmigan Fire Information Center announced on Monday that over 23,000 acres in Okanogan County had been burned by the Ptarmigan Fire. Fire officials believe the wildfire, which is burning about 20 miles NW of Mazama, was started by lightning. It was discovered on July 17 and is around 8% contained as of Monday, August 11.

The public is asked to avoid the FSR 5200 while improvements occur. Several closures remain in place on the Okanogan‑Wenatchee National Forest, including Harts Pass Road at Monument Creek Trailhead and the PCT from the West Fork Methow Trail. Level 2 fire restrictions are in effect.

There are no current evacuations in place for this fire. Level 2 fire restrictions are in effect.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: As wildfires burn hundreds of thousands of acres in eastern Washington, crews in western Washington also responded to fires of their own. A brush fire broke out in Renton in a field between the Shadowhawk Condominiums and the Royal Hills Apartments, beneath power lines. The fire sparked up around 6 p.m. on Sunday.

The Renton Fire Department and other responding agencies, including Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, sent brush trucks and other fire apparatus to the scene. Crews in yellow coats were able to get a grasp on the flames in under two hours, and the fire was put out after burning a significant chunk of hillside.

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A salvage yard in Uvalde sustained severe damage after a fire broke out on Sunday afternoon. According to a statement by Uvalde County Constable Precinct 6 Emmanuel Zamora, the fire started around 3:45 p.m. on 3725 East Main Street at Hacienda Salvage.

Zamora says multiple departments were needed to put it out. In addition to the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department, the Knippa Volunteer Fire Department, the Sabinal Fire Department and Concan Fire and EMS were called in for mutual aid.

The Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department, in another post, added that the La Pryor Volunteer Fire Department, City of Uvalde, Uvalde EMS, Uvalde County Sheriff’s Department, and Texas DPS were also called in. The owner of Hacienda Salvage, Robert Rowland, posted on Facebook around 6:45 p.m. to confirm there was a fire.

“It looks like it burned about 100 cars so far,” Rowland said. “We believe the fire is contained, but there is still a lot of work to be done.”

The owner thanked the departments who responded for their service in putting out the flames and added that there were no injuries reported.

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VIDEO: Massachusetts is moving forward with a proposal that would make it the first state in the nation to require building owners to identify and replace recalled sprinkler heads, a move that comes in the wake of last year’s deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River.

The Massachusetts Board of Fire Prevention Regulations voted last week to support the proposal. A final vote is expected in October, meaning the new code change could take effect as soon as next year. Tens of millions of recalled sprinkler heads are believed to be in place nationwide, according to the National Fire Sprinkler Association.

The code change would add a requirement during annual sprinkler inspections for a list of all installed sprinkler heads to be checked for any recalls. If the list doesn’t exist, as is the case in many buildings, the code change would require each installed sprinkler head to be inspected.

As previously reported, sprinklers at Gabriel House had been recalled decades earlier, including the one in the room where the fire started.

Following the tragedy, Fall River Fire Department Capt. Joshua Hetzler discovered there was no requirement in Massachusetts or the nation to check for recalled sprinklers during inspections. He proposed the code change to address this issue.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: A new wildfire burning in Mount Rainier National Park has grown to an estimated 312 acres and remains uncontained, according to state fire officials. The Nisqually and Stevens Canyon entrances to the park remain open; visitors are asked to avoid the affected areas, park officials said.

The Grand Park 2 Fire began burning Friday about 1.3 miles southwest of Lake Eleanor on the northeast side of Mount Rainier in Pierce County. The fire is continuing to grow.

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