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The Dollar Mountain Fire was one of the earliest large scale wildfires in Ferry County, Washington, United States.Starting on August 4, 1929, and burning an estimated 98,000–142,000 acres (400–570 km 2) of Colville National Forest land in the Kettle River Range, east of Republic, Washington, the conflagration was contained by mid-September, but only finally extinguished due to weather ...
This list only includes "major fires" that destroyed over 5,000 acres (20 km 2), incurred fatalities or damaged a significant amount of property. Older fires are increasingly underreported. For example, none of the wildfires of 1926–31 and 1943 that together destroyed more than 500,000 acres of the Colville National Forest are included. [1]
The fire was started by multiple lightning strikes associated with a dry thunderstorm drifting northeast across the Colville National Forest [1] on August 23. [5] The overnight passage ignited six different fires in the upper reaches of the Hall Creek drainage basin, southwest of Sherman Pass.
Jul. 24—A wildfire quickly spreading across the Colville Indian Reservation led to new evacuation orders Wednesday around Buffalo Lake north of Coulee Dam. The Swawilla fire has burned 12,600 ...
Jul. 25—A large wildfire is approaching a small town under evacuation on the Colville Indian Reservation. Keller, Washington, was given a Level 3 evacuation notice Wednesday night. Residents are ...
Jul. 26—Calmer winds and cooler weather brought relief Friday to crews fighting a wildfire burning toward the town of Keller, Washington, on the Colville Indian Reservation. The Swawilla Fire is ...
Jul. 23—Two growing wildfires on the Colville Indian Reservation in Ferry County have led to road closures and evacuation warnings for the town of Keller. The Swawilla Fire has burned 7,300 ...
Website. Colville National Forest. The Colville National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northeastern Washington state. It is bordered on the west by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest and the Kaniksu National Forest to the east. The forest also borders Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge and the Lake Roosevelt ...