Firefighters contain wildland fires in Gleed, West Valley


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Firefighters contain wildland fires in Gleed, West Valley
TJ MULLINAX/Yakima Herald Republic
A house is enveloped in smoke as a brush fire overlooking Gleed approaches on June 24, 2009. Fire crews from several agencies responded to the fire shortly after 7:15 p.m. and quickly put it out despite access problems caused by narrow canyons and fenced off roads.
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GLEED, Wash. -- Firefighters knocked down promblematic wildland and timber fires that started Wednesday in the Gleed area and West Valley.

The Gleed fire was reported about 7:15 p.m. in a canyon near North Galloway and Maple Way roads. The fire consumed heavy brush in the hard-to-reach canyon, but no homes were threatened, incident commanders said.

The size of the burned area was unavailable.

The West Valley fire was reported Wednesday afternoon in the 300 block of South Fork Road in the Tampico area.

Numerous firefighters were called in from the state Department of Natural Resources and Yakima County fire agencies to help fight the fire, which was burning in a heavy stand of cottonwood trees, an incident spokeswoman said.

Two homes were threatened, but crews managed to protect them.

A camp trailer was destroyed by the blaze.

A water-dropping helicopter, 26 engine crews and a 20-person hand crews were assigned to the fire. Mopup will continue overnight and into today to ensure that the fire is extinguished, officials said.

Information about the cause of either fire was not yet available.



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