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Swawilla 45 percent contained
Fire burns down the hills around McGinnis Lake July 24 about midnight. "The fire burned to the water," said Roberta Haines, who took the photo. "Firefighters and air crew kept it from going around the lake to the residences." - Roberta Haines photo
Wildfires on the Colville Reservation forced people to leave their homes, roads closed, and a ferry to re-open just to help them leave, evacuation centers to open and the burning of more than 51,000 acres on two fires.
With a wind shift on the Swawilla I Fire, Colville Tribal Emergency Management early July 24 called for a Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation of Buffalo Lake and McGinnis Lake areas, Belved...
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