Harris Mountain Fire grows to 19K+ acres; fire managers update community
Harris Mountain Fire grows to 19K+ acres; fire managers update community
By: Kailey Neitzel and David Sherman
Posted at 5:39 PM, Jul 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-27 19:39:12-04
(UPDATE, 3:15 p.m.) During a community meeting in Cascade on Tuesday morning, fire managers explained that there are 30 major fires in the Northern Rockies region that are sharing resources. Because of this, resources on Harris Mountain Fire are relatively small at this point, and they said theyâre having to play defense and chase the fire.
Theyâre focusing their efforts on any areas with structures with retardant and dozing. There is also a strike team from California helping with the fire. Pre-evacuation and evacuation efforts have started, especially on the south side of the fire. At this point, 60 properties have been evacuated. Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter explained that an orange