LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) -- Fire bosses hoped light winds would allow firefighters to rein in several fires burning in the Cascade Range on Friday.
The largest blaze, the 965-acre Dirtyface fire above Lake Wenatchee, remained 35 percent contained, but the weather was favorable, said Roland Emetaz, spokesman for the Central Washington Area Incident Management Team.
Although temperatures were climbing into the 90s, relative humidity was low and winds were light, helping nearly 700 firefighters to make progress, Emetaz said.
''The weather is on our side,'' he said, adding full containment is expected by next Wednesday if favorable conditions continue. The fire is about 10 miles northeast of Stevens Pass and 18 miles northwest of Leavenworth.
Fire engines brought from Western Washington fire departments to protect about 140 homes threatened by the fire were being sent home Friday, Emetaz said. Wildland fire engines remained to provide protection to residences, which were subject to evacuation orders earlier in the week, he said.
Meanwhile a fire that started on private property Thursday about six miles north of Cle Elum continued to burn out of control after scorching more than 400 acres of logging debris, brush, timber and grass, spokesman Dale Warriner said.
Officials closed the 29 Pines campground in the Teanaway area. It was not immediately known how many people were staying at the campground. There were no reported injuries, Warriner said.
The cause was under investigation. The fire was being fought by about 100 firefighters and 200 more were on the way, Warriner said.
In the North Cascades National Park, the Shady fire remained at a little more than 100 acres. It was about 85 percent contained, the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho reported.
More than 85 firefighters were assigned to the fire, about 12 miles northwest of Stehekin. The fire was believed to have been caused by a person. No injuries were reported.
