Almost At The Halfway Point of Containment On Schneider Fire
Firefighters are hoping for full containment by October 1 but the fight continues until that date.
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The Fire Keeps Fighting Back As The Blaze Battle Continues
Slow growth and slow containment.
Firefighters Beginning to Get The Upper Hand on Big Schneider Blaze
Officials with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest say the fire grew more than 1,400 acres on Wednesday to 73.403 acres.
Huge Schneider Springs Fire Grows Larger Threatens More Areas
The fire, which is now burning about a quarter of a mile from the Nile and about a mile from Highway 410 grew is a whopping 56,422 acres with no containment.
Yakima Air Quality Deemed ‘Very Unhealthy’, Nearing ‘Hazardous’
The Air Quality in the Yakima Valley is so poor because of the smoke pouring in from the Schneider Springs wildfire that the Yakima County Clean Air Authority as well as the Department of Ecology are calling It "very unhealthy" and nearly "hazardous".