FIRE REPORT: Fire closes one side of I-82, Cowlitz Complex expected to slow down

MOSES LAKE — The 182-acre Tendollar fire that sprang up Sunday on I-82 between Yakima and Ellensburg was 40% contained Monday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Costs were estimated at $150,000. The fire briefly closed the eastbound lanes of the freeway, according to the Washington Department of Transportation.

The 30-fire Cowlitz Complex in Gifford Pinchot National Forest between Mount Rainier and the Columbia River was still 12% contained Monday at 661 acres, according to the National Forest Service. The weather was expected to cool by as much as 10 degrees, the Forest Service wrote, slowing down fire activity. A total of 330 personnel were working on the fires. Costs were estimated at a little over $8.5 million.

These fires were also burning Monday, according to data from the NIFC:

• Eagle Point: Discovered Aug. 29 about 12 miles south of Port Angeles, this fire was uncontained at 80 acres Monday and costs were estimated at $100,000.

• Salmo Basin: This fire, on the Canadian border 55 miles north of Newport, stood at 75 acres Monday. The blaze was discovered July 30. Containment information was not available. Costs are estimated at $500,000.

• Blue Lake: This blaze about 53 miles west of Omak was 80% contained Monday at 1,075 acres. Costs were estimated at $5 million. It was discovered July 29.

• Yellepit: This fire, discovered Sept. 1 about 14 miles southeast of Kennewick on the Columbia River, has burned 1,582 acres. It was 100% contained Monday and costs were estimated at $100,000.

• Oregon Road: This fire discovered Aug. 18 about 31 miles north of Spokane was 97% contained at 10,817 acres Monday. Costs are estimated at $14 million.

• Sourdough: Burning in the Ross Lake National Recreation Area in the north Cascades since July 29, it was still 30% contained Monday at 6,234 acres. Costs are estimated at $24 million.

• Lake Whatcom: Discovered Aug. 28 about 9 miles southeast of Bellingham, this fire was still 90% contained at 40 acres Monday. Costs were estimated at $700,000.

• Kindy Creek: Discovered Aug. 18 in the mountains above Lake Chelan about 75 miles northwest of Wenatchee, this blaze was still at 197 acres Monday. It was uncontained and costs were estimated at $90,000.

• Airplane Lake: This blaze about 53 miles northwest of Wenatchee burned 5,160 acres Monday and costs are estimated at $500,000. It is reported as uncontained and no cause has been identified. It was discovered July 7.

• Diamond Mountain: This fire about 25 miles south of Port Angeles was discovered Sept. 1 and was uncontained at 20 acres Monday. The cause was determined to be natural.

• Chocolate Creek: This blaze about 58 miles northwest of Wenatchee was uncontained Monday at 15 acres. Costs were estimated at $90,000.

• Dome Peak: This fire, located northeast of Mt. Baker National Forest, was still uncontained as of Monday and was holding steady at 1,076 acres. The fire was reported July 29. Costs were estimated at $100,000.

• Gray: discovered Aug. 18 about 17 miles west of Spokane, it was 98% contained at 10,085 acres Monday. The fire was determined to be caused by human activity and costs were estimated at $10 million.

• Toothaker: 300 acres burned about 8 miles southeast of Kennewick. The fire was discovered Aug. 17. It was 100% contained Monday with costs estimated at $350,000.

• Consalus Incident: Around 475 acres burned near the Idaho border due east of the Little Oreille National Wildlife Refuge. The fire has cost about $12 million and was 100% contained Monday. Authorities report that the cause of the fire was natural.

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

Joel Martin may be reached by email at jmartin@columbiabasinherald.com.