The Cougar Creek Fire burning southwest of Clarkston has grown to more than 13,500 acres, and is now listed at 26 percent contained.
According to fire managers, crews continue to engage the fire directly and indirectly, day and night.
To the southwest, firefighters are focusing on the Grouse Flats area and have been working south of the 4039 road system along the Forest Service and private boundary, adding new dozer and hand lines. Successful tactical backburning operations have been completeed near the primitive 050 road near Hansen Ridge in order to limit eastern expansion of the fire perimeter.
Additionally, the incident helibase has been moved from Lewiston to Anatone to is complete, putting air assets closer to the fire and reducing flight times.
Officials are hopeful that cooler temperatures and higher humidity over the next couple of days may aid fire resources battling the blaze.
