cascade creek fire

(AP) Firefighters are continuing to make progress on Central Washington's two large wildfires. containment is growing on the two fires, but smoke around Yakima is expected to hover for a while. Fire officials report the 24-square-mile Cascade Creek Fire on the southwest slopes of Mount Adams is about 55 percent contained...

Smoke from the Cascade Creek Fire on Mount Adams shot 17,000 feet into the air yesterday.  That fire has grown to 8500 acres.  The flames are moving toward the landmark Gotchen Creek Guard Station.  Built in 1909, the cabin has been wrapped in a protective foil to help protect the oldest building inside the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest...