Despite favorable weather conditions on Wednesday, the Labor Mountain Fire near Cle Elum is still showing no signs of slowing down as it remains minimally contained.

The lightning-sparked blaze has been on the landscape of the Cle Elum Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest since Sept. 1, and has now torched an estimated 17,181 acres.

The blaze ignited about 13 miles northwest of Cle Elum and has now been holding at 7% containment for a full week.

On Wednesday, crews continued both containment and suppression engagements in the areas of Beverly and Stafford Creeks, and the North Fork of the Teanaway River.

Containment lines were also forged and strengthened in the vicinity of Bear, Iron, Scotty, and Shaser Creeks, and structure protection efforts were ramped up near

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