Wildland Firefighters continue efforts to contain a large lightning-caused brush fire that flared up Friday near Lake Roosevelt. The Williams Flats Fire is reported at over 10,400 acres and growing as of Sunday afternoon. Drift smoke from the fire is affecting air quality in the Wenatchee Valley. The Williams Flats Fire started on August 2, 2019 after a band of early morning thunderstorms with lightning moved across the eastern portion of the Colville Indian Reservation.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCW Life Channel

Franklin County firefighters made a lot of progress in the past few hours on the Esquatzel Fire. According to Franklin County District 1 Fire Chief Eric Mauseth, the fire is 80% contained. About 475 acres have burned, and he does not believe that number will grow overnight. Winds played a huge factor in this fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2019 10:43:45 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Galesburg (IL) Fire Department rear-mount aerial ladder quint. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; heavy-duty stainless-steel body with galvanized sub frame; 78-foot 3-section RK Ladders aerial ladder.

The Left Hand Fire, burning 17 miles northwest of Naches, is under control and in mop-up. The blaze burned roughly 3,406 acres as of Sunday morning, causing an estimated $7.6 million in damage. Firefighters are continuing to focus on mopping up the fire’s edge, removing excess equipment and supplies, and repairing the effects of the suppression effort on the landscape.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2019 1:37:52 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

The fire that engulfed Notre Dame cathedral shocked the world earlier this year. And a wildfire in July on Rattlesnake Mountain in southeast Washington similarly shocked Northwest tribes. Treeless Rattlesnake Mountain is over 3,600 wind-swept feet above sea level. It’s part of the Hanford Reach National Monument, designated by President Bill Clinton, home to rare plants and fauna.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2019 7:47:29 AM - SOURCE: OPB.com