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The Canyon Creek Fire, which burned 1,200 acres north of Carlton in July, was “suspicious in nature,” said investigators, but they were unable to determine a specific cause of the fire. They completed their investigation Sept. 7.
In his final investigation report, John McDonald …
With the Canyon Creek Fire controlled, and mop-up and rehab of fire lines complete, fire crews and support teams left their Winthrop base on Sunday (July 23).
The fire has remained within its 1,200-acre footprint, north and east of Carlton, for the past week.
At an informational meeting about the Canyon Creek Fire last week, a Carlton-area resident thanked Okanogan County for the alerts sent through its automated system. “It was incredibly helpful — the phone kept ringing till we got the message,” she said.
A quick response from multiple firefighting agencies; luck with weather and wind; and homes protected by green, defensible space helped fire crews contain a blaze that started near Carlton on Saturday (July 15) to less than 1,200 acres.
The first significant …
