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CUSICK, Wash. – Firefighters have suppressed the Boulder Mountain Fire to 99% containment and have kept the fire footprint as small as possible.   

 CUSICK, Wash. – Although the Boulder Mountain Fire is approaching full containment, it will not be extinguished until sufficient precipitation falls to saturate fuels.

 CUSICK, Wash. – Firefighters are completing containment lines in key areas of the fire, while mopping up and rehabilitating lines in areas that are fully secured.

Boulder Mountain Fire

 Boulder Mountain FireCUSICK, Wash.

 CUSICK, Wash. – Work on the fire is progressing rapidly, with large sections of containment line nearing completion and other areas shifting to patrol and monitor status.

 CUSICK, Wash. – A dry cold front will be moving in from east British Columbia and is expected to reach the fire area today.  This weather pattern is often referred to as a "backdoor" cold front and is typically associated with passage movement from the north.  This change in weather patterns can generate winds that will shift to a northeast-southwest trajectory later in the day with potential gusts reaching 25-30 mph.

 CUSICK, Wash. – Full suppression fire tactics are being utilized to keep fire activity away from Tacoma Creek Road, east of Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Refuge, and north of Calispell Peak and North Fork Tacoma Creek. 

 CUSICK, Wash. –Northwest Incident Management Team 13, a Type 2 team under Brian Gales, assumed command of the Boulder Mountain Fire this morning.