Railroad Fire Growth Complicated by Terrain

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  The Railroad Fire was ignited near Beverly on July 23“The fire started at about 11 p.m. July 23 near Beverly and had burned east past the Jericho townsite as of midday July 25.”
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  The Railroad Fire has spread east past Jericho townsite as of July 25“The fire started at about 11 p.m. July 23 near Beverly and had burned east past the Jericho townsite as of midday July 25.”
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  Crews are working to prevent further expansion of the Railroad Fire“MATTAWA — Rough terrain and red flag fire weather complicated efforts to fight the Railroad Fire north of Mattawa, with crews working on keeping the fire from spreading.”
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  Ben Shearer is the public information officer for the Southwest Interagency Incident Management Team““There are a lot of places they just can't get to because of the steep terrain,” said Ben Shearer, public information officer for the Southwest Interagency Incident Management Team.”
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  Steep terrain hinders firefighting efforts for the Railroad Fire“"There are a lot of places they just can't get to because of the steep terrain," said Ben Shearer, public information officer for the Southwest Interagency Incident Management Team.”
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  Riparian areas hinder firefighting efforts for the Railroad Fire“"A lot of riparian area in there, a lot of rockslides in there, and then down on the Crab Creek area side of the fire – it's just a lot of drainage, a lot of mossy, swampy areas that they just can't get into."”
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  Rockslides hinder firefighting efforts for the Railroad Fire“"A lot of riparian area in there, a lot of rockslides in there, and then down on the Crab Creek area side of the fire – it's just a lot of drainage, a lot of mossy, swampy areas that they just can't get into."”
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  Swampy drainage near Crab Creek hinders firefighting efforts for the Railroad Fire“A lot of riparian area in there, a lot of rockslides in there, and then down on the Crab Creek area side of the fire – it's just a lot of drainage, a lot of mossy, swampy areas that they just can't get into.”
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  Evacuation notices remain in effect for BeverlyNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Evacuation notices remain in effect for SchwanaNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  At least seven buildings have been destroyed“Evacuation notices were issued for Beverly and Schwana, and at least seven buildings had been destroyed.”
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  Fire crews are focusing on structure protection“"Structure protection is still the big thing. We have crews down in that Beverly-Schwana area checking those (residences), making sure that 100 feet out from any structure is cold and black. Looking for hot embers around those. It's very easy for embers to sit there for a couple days and smolder," he said.”
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  Fire crews are checking 100 feet around residences“making sure that 100 feet out from any structure is cold and black. Looking for hot embers around those.”
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  Fire crews are ensuring areas are 'cold and black' to prevent smoldering embers“making sure that 100 feet out from any structure is cold and black. Looking for hot embers around those. It's very easy for embers to sit there for a couple days and smolder,”
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  Clothing donations for victims are accepted at the Mattawa Community Medical Clinic“Donations of clothing for fire victims are being accepted at the Mattawa Community Medical Clinic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.”
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  Supplies and water can be donated at Volviendo a la Biblia Church in Beverly“Donations of supplies and bottled water are being accepted at the Volviendo a la Biblia Church, 20446 A St. Southwest in Beverly.”