Firefighters increased containment on the Lower Sugarloaf Fire Sunday.

Containment Progress and Acreage Update

The latest update lists containment at 38 percent for the lightning-caused blaze 12 miles northeast of Leavenworth, which has now burned 39,135 acres.

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Hot Spot Operations on Western Edge

On the western edge, dozers and handcrews continued line construction and put out hotspots, which increased containment.

Active burning continued along the southern edge of the blaze above Nahahum Canyon. Type 1 helicopters dropped water on the area above Swakane Creek, while dozers completed three indirect lines near the bottom of Swakane Canyon to protect structures.

Crews controlled a 60-acre spot fire on Burch Mountain.

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