Photo Galleries

Animals from the evacuation zone settle into their temporary home at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The Taylor Bridge Fire burning in Central Washington began burning too fast to fight on the ground and has burned at least 28,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. Animals from the evacuation zone settle into their temporary home at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The Taylor Bridge Fire burning in Central Washington began burning too fast to fight on the ground and has burned at least 28,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. Animals from the evacuation zone settle into their temporary home at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The Taylor Bridge Fire burning in Central Washington began burning too fast to fight on the ground and has burned at least 28,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. A wildfire burning in Central Washington began burning too fast to fight on the ground Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Scorched earth was left behind, and crews blocked off roads near the fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire which has burned at least 28,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. A wildfire burning in Central Washington began burning to fast to fight on the ground Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Scorched earth was left behind after airplanes and helicopters worked to put out the fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire which has burned at least 28,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. A wildfire burning in Central Washington began burning too fast to fight on the ground Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Airplanes and helicopters work to put out the fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire which has burned at least 26,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. A wildfire burning in Central Washington began burning too fast to fight on the ground Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Airplanes and helicopters work to put out the fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire which has burned at least 26,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. A wildfire burning in Central Washington began burning too fast to fight on the ground Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Airplanes and helicopters work to put out the fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire which has burned at least 26,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. Residents that have been evacuated from the area near a Central Washington wildfire embrace August 14, 2012. The fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire has burned at least 26,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. Smoke blooms off the horizon from a wildfire believed to have started accidentally by a construction crew in Central Washington, August 14, 2012. The fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire has burned at least 26,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. Firefighters struggle to stop a wildfire from spreading on August 14, 2012. The fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire has burned at least 26,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. Crews try to slow a major blaze in Central Washington from the air on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire has burned at least 26,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. Evacuees set up a tent city while fleeing the flames of a zero-percent contained wildfire in Central Washington on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The fast-moving Taylor Bridge Fire has burned at least 26,000 acres since it broke out east of Cle Elum Monday, August 13, 2012. Neighbors use shovels to try to hold back flames from nearby houses Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Flames curl behind as a water truck keeps fire away from a house Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A previous brush fire near Cle Elum in 2015 (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A firefighter looks up at a helicopter dropping water, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Highway 10 near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Neighbors race up a hillside to help another as they try to hold back flames from nearby houses Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Men watch as fire roars across ranch land Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A small plow moves ahead of flames Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A tree is engulfed in flames as a fire burns the grass ahead Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A man tosses dirt on a fire as he tries to save his home Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. The house did not burn. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Flames surround a house Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. Wildland firefighters on-site advised that the house survived the fire. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A plane drops retardant to create a fire break at the Sunlight Waters housing development as the Taylor Bridge wildfire advances on the community on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 near Cle Elum, Wash. The extreme fire conditions across the West came to bear in a rural part of Washington state near CleElum when three separate blazes were sparked in just 90 minutes. Firefighters snuffed two quickly, but the third exploded across more than 40 square miles of grassland, timber and sagebrush on the east slope of the Cascades. It left authorities scrambling to evacuate hundreds of residents. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) A trailer erupts in flame at the Sunlight Waters housing development as the Taylor Bridge wildfire advances on the community on Tuesday Aug. 14, 2012 near Cle Elum, Wash. Homes in the community burned as the fire advanced. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) A camping trailer smolders at the Sunlight Waters housing development as the Taylor Bridge wildfire advances on the community on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 near Cle Elum, Wash. Homes in the community burned as the fire advanced. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) Neighbors use shovels to try to create a break from the fire burning behind them and near their homes Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) As a wildfire scorches the hillside behind him, rancher Scott Gress rides down a road after helping to evacuate stock cattle Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A tree becomes a giant torch as it burns during a wildfire Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A firefighter pulls a hose toward a hot spot left from a wildfire Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. Crews fighting the large blaze in central Washington hope to increase containment levels by Wednesday evening, but are keeping a wary eye on weather conditions later in the week. The fire burning near Cle Elum has burned dozens of homes and caused about 900 people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Firefighters pull a hose into position to quench a smoldering field Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. Crews fighting the large blaze in central Washington hope to increase containment levels by Wednesday evening, but are keeping a wary eye on weather conditions later in the week. The fire burning near Cle Elum has burned dozens of homes and caused about 900 people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A tremendous cloud of smoke rises shortly after noon Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, near Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. Crews fighting the large blaze in central Washington hope to increase containment levels by Wednesday evening, but are keeping a wary eye on weather conditions later in the week. The fire burning near Cle Elum has burned dozens of homes and caused about 900 people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A helicopter drops water on a blaze Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. Crews fighting the large blaze in central Washington hope to increase containment levels by Wednesday evening, but are keeping a wary eye on weather conditions later in the week. The fire burning near Cle Elum has burned dozens of homes and caused about 900 people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) This guy is refusing to leave his house inside the fire line. These houses were hit with fire retardant. Firefighters working inside the fire line near Cle Elum. A helicopter drops retardant on the fire line. Firefighters battle a wildfire near Cle Elum, Wash. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. The Taylor Bridge Fire has forced hundreds to evacuate and has burned an estimated 70 homes. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) Firefighters stand in view of a tree on fire Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. Crews fighting the large blaze in central Washington hope to increase containment levels by Wednesday evening, but are keeping a wary eye on weather conditions later in the week. The fire burning near Cle Elum has burned dozens of homes and caused about 900 people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Firefighter Hector Gonzalez looks up at a fire as he prepares to work on a fire line Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. Crews fighting the large blaze in central Washington hope to increase containment levels by Wednesday evening, but are keeping a wary eye on weather conditions later in the week. The fire burning near Cle Elum has burned dozens of homes and caused about 900 people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) As smoke rises behind, firefighter Jose Barajas hefts his pack as he gets his equipment ready Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. Crews fighting the large blaze in central Washington hope to increase containment levels by Wednesday evening, but are keeping a wary eye on weather conditions later in the week. The fire burning near Cle Elum has burned dozens of homes and caused about 900 people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A rancher rounds up a pair of calves near a burned out area Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. Crews fighting the large blaze in central Washington hope to increase containment levels by Wednesday evening, but are keeping a wary eye on weather conditions later in the week. The fire burning near Cle Elum has burned dozens of homes and caused about 900 people to evacuate. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Jen Wulf prepares to load a horse into a trailer, while two others watch and wait, as smoke rises in the distance from a wildfire near Cle Elum, Wash. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. The fast-moving blaze has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents, as well as livestock. (AP Photo/Shannon Dininny) A Washington State Patrolman approaches a home near Cle Elum, Wash. to notify residents it's time to evacuate on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. A wildfire there has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and destroyed dozens of homes. (AP Photo/Shannon Dininny) Joanne Blanchard wonders aloud what else to pack as she prepares to evacuate her home near Cle Elum, Wash. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. A nearby wildfire has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents. (AP Photo/Shannon Dininny) Marcus Johns with the Department of Natural Resources, watches as the Taylor Bridge Fire burns on the south side of Highway 970 near Swauk Prairie Road on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 near Cle Elum, Wash. The Taylor Bridge Fire has forced hundreds to evacuate and has burned dozens of homes. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) Firefighters battle a wildfire near Cle Elum, Wash. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. The Taylor Bridge Fire has forced hundreds to evacuate and has burned an estimated 70 homes. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) Crews battle the Taylor Bridge Fire from the air in the Hidden Valley and Swauk Creek area east of Cle Elum near Lookout Mountain where the fire's intensity grew the most Thursday, August 16, 2012. The fast-moving blaze has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents, as well as livestock. Crews battle the Taylor Bridge Fire from the air in the Hidden Valley and Swauk Creek area east of Cle Elum near Lookout Mountain where the fire's intensity grew the most Thursday, August 16, 2012. The fast-moving blaze has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents, as well as livestock. Crews battle the Taylor Bridge Fire from the air in the Hidden Valley and Swauk Creek area east of Cle Elum near Lookout Mountain where the fire's intensity grew the most Thursday, August 16, 2012. The fast-moving blaze has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents, as well as livestock. This photo combination shows a house on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash., surrounded by flames on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, top, and on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, bottom. A spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the house survived the fire because of the defensible space around the structure with the placement of the driveway and the lack of trees and brush up against the house, preventing flames from reaching it. Firefighters are still working to control the Bridge Taylor Fire and said that it's 25 percent contained. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Taylor Bridge fire in Central Washington