20-acre wildfire burns in state forest near Granite Falls
GRANITE FALLS — A new fire less than a mile off Mountain Loop Highway east of Granite Falls burned approximately 20 acres, but appeared to be under control Monday.
The fire is on state Department of Natural Resources land.
Fire crews responded to reports of the fire around 4:30 p.m. Sunday about 6 miles northeast of Granite Falls, near Green Mountain Mine and northwest of Bowers Lake. In a Facebook post, Snohomish County Fire District 22 reported two airplanes loaded with retardant were en route late Sunday.
Fire District 22 Chief Travis Hots said his department was called in as mutual aid. Two state firefighting helicopters were also used, according to fire officials.
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