A weekend of cooler weather and some widespread rainfall helped a still-growing army of nearly 2,600 firefighters on the 113,000-acre Cedar Creek Fire conduct burnout work and build fire lines, to reach their first containment figure in days, at 11%, Cedar Creek Fire officials said this week.
Last week, teams ignited controlled burn fires in areas surrounding the Cedar Creek Fire’s perimeter. By burning up ridges and other dense fuel sources, firefighters hoped to…
