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Crews hold line on fires

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. ....

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Crews boost fire 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. ....

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Crews hold line on Consalus Fire

A red flag warning was in effect for much of Monday for the area around the Consalus Fire.

However, Northern Rockies Type 3 Incident Management Team officials said crews have made significant progress in strengthening firelines on the fire's western and southwestern edges. Also, a contingency line on the fire's western edges been completed. ....

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