Cougar Creek Fire tops 24,000 acres; 80% contained

POMEROY––The Cougar Creek Fire, located in the Umatilla National Forest primarily in Asotin County and north of the Washington-Oregon border, has topped 24,000 acres since it began July 15 of unknown origin. Suppression efforts have been fruitful as crews on the fire begin demobilization activities.

Containment is estimated at 80% as of the Washington Department of Natural Resources incident repor...