Bolt Creek fire now estimated at 7,600 acres
SKYKOMISH, Wash. -- The Bolt Creek wildfire has grown to an estimated 7,600 acres and has prompted evacuations for hundreds of homes along US 2, according to Snohomish County fire officials.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with the firefighting costs for the fire. FEMA Region 10 administrator Willie G. Nunn determined that the fire threatened to cause such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.
US 2 is expected to remain closed through the weekend.
The Red Cross has opened an emergency shelter at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe for people forced to evacuate due the wildfire. Donations of clean bedding for evacuated livestock will be accepted Sunday and Monday from 3-5 p.m., the fairgrounds said. Food and grain are not needed at this time.
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