For a second straight day, the Consalus Fire tested its perimeters, aided by winds.
And, for the second straight day, the line held and the Consalus Fire remained within its existing footprint and at 40% containment.
Washington State's Pend Oreille County Fire Department has donated a vehicle and essential firefighting equipment to the Puerto Vallarta Civil Protection & Fire Department. The donation was made through American Legion Post 12, which serves the Banderas Bay area.
While Monday's red flag warning conditions increased fire activity in pockets of unburned fuel on the Consalus Fire, crews still boosted containment to roughly 40 percent.
"Most of the heat was observed on the western side of the fire but it did not move outside of any existing firelines," Northern Rockies Type 3 Incident Management Team officials said Tuesday.
Gardening is not just a wonderful source of fresh food, the fruits and vegetables it provides can also be a way to bring essential nutrition into your home.
For its efforts to optimize stroke care and eliminate rural health care outcome disparities, Newport Hospital and Health Services has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze award.