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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.
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.