Vantage fire close to contained, but fire danger remains high
Smoke creates a haze over western Grant County in early August. The smoke came from what has become known as the Vantage Highway Fire which has burned more than 30,000 acres in Kittitas County. Fortunately for Grant County residents, the Columbia River stood as a buffer between them and the fire.
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COLUMBIA BASIN — While fire crews in Kittitas and Yakima counties are close to fully containing both the Vantage Highway and Cow Canyon fires, blazes elsewhere in the region are prompting state and local officials to mobilize firefighters as this year’s wildfire season continues.
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