Containment efforts increase on Sunset Fire
Air tankers assigned to help on the Sunset Fire working off Lake Pend Oreille.
Photo courtesy NORTHRN ROCKIES TEAM 5
Water from a fire boat working on the Sunset Fire creates a rainbow as water hits the trees.
Photo courtesy NORTHRN ROCKIES TEAM 5
Area residents show their support for the firefighters working the Sunset Fire by posting several signs on roads in southern Bonner County.
Photo courtesy NORTHRN ROCKIES TEAM 5
SANDPOINT — Crews spent Saturday working toward increased containment of the 3,208-acre Sunset Fire in southern Bonner County.
There are 678 firefighters assigned to the blaze, supported by a variety of resources including heavy equipment, Hotshot and Type 2 hand crews, and planes and helicopters. The fire was 11% contained as of Saturday morning, but that was expected to increase by the end of the day, according to Northern Rockies Team 5 officials leading the firefighting efforts.
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