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Two fires currently burning in a mix of timber and brush on the Colville Indian Reservation and one in patrol status comprise the Inchelium Complex: Inchelium Highway Fire, Kewa Fields Fire, and Fry Fire. All three fires are being managed for full suppression. Crews remain focused on securing exterior lines with an emphasis on mopping up around structures, and the ongoing protection of natural and cultural resources. 

Eastern forests cover about 384 million acres (1,550,000 km2) and are predominantly broadleaf (74%), with the exception of extensive coniferous forests and plantations in the southern coastal region. These are largely in private ownership (83%). By contrast, about 363 million acres (1,470,000 km2) of western forests are predominantly coniferous (78%) and in public ownership (57%).

Two fires currently burning in a mix of timber and brush on the Colville Indian Reservation and one in patrol status comprise the Inchelium Complex: Inchelium Highway Fire, Kewa Fields Fire, and Fry Fire. All three fires are being managed for full suppression. Crews remain focused on securing exterior lines with an emphasis on mopping up around structures, and the ongoing protection of natural and cultural resources. 

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Eastern forests cover about 384 million acres (1,550,000 km

Firefighters hold lines amid hot, gusty weather and lightningUKIAH, Ore. – Overnight, fire crews received a mixed bag of weather. Most of the complex saw lightning with roughly 100 down strikes within the fire’s Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) zone and Team’s area of responsibility. Firefighters also saw wind gusts close to 58 miles-per-hour, which created low visibility when mixed with ash and dirt, and up to a quarter inch of rain on the middle and northern portions of the burn.