FIRE REPORT: Rain stops Cowlitz Complex fire growth
The ground at the Incident Command Post for the Cowlitz Complex of fires was muddy Wednesday after an inch of rain fell on the area.
COURTESY PHOTO/U.S. FOREST SERVICE
MOSES LAKE — About an inch of rain fell on the Cowlitz Complex fires in the Cascades on Tuesday, with more expected Wednesday, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The 30-fire complex, which has been burning since Aug. 25 in the Cascades between Mount Rainier and the Columbia River, has been showing little to no activity since the rain began, although the Grassy Mountain fire was still producing a small amount of smoke. The complex was 39% contained Wednesday at 731 acres. Cost estimates had risen to $18.3 million.
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