Modrite fire

The fire pushed north aggressively, forcing the community center and the town into a Level 3 "go now" evacuation zone.

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Fri., July 31, 2026

Skyler Stensgar works to cut fire lines to keep the Modrite fire from his home on Friday, Jul 31, 2026, just south of Inchelium, Wash.

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Firefighter Kenny Lelone monitors a flare-up of the Modrite fire on Friday, July 31, 2026, in a forest just south of Inchelium, Wash.

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Ray Watt drives a bulldozer while digging a fire line to contain the Modrite fire on Friday, Jul 31, 2026, just south of Inchelium, Wash. Though he was injured in a burnover while digging lines in the Kaiser Canyon fire, Watt fired up the dozer to keep the Modrite fire from Inchelium.

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Ray Watt shows where he was burned while fighting the Kaiser Canyon fire earlier this year on Friday, Jul 31, 2026, in Inchelium, Wash. Though injured, Watt fired up his dozer to keep the Modrite fire from Inchelium.

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Firefighter Kenny Lelone moves a hose while setting up defenses against the Modrite fire on Friday, July 31, 2026, in a forest just south of Inchelium, Wash.

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Ray Watt pauses while driving a bulldozer to dig a fire line against forward progress of the Modrite fire on Friday, Jul 31, 2026, just south of Inchelium, Wash. Though he was injured in a burnover while digging lines in the Kaiser Canyon fire, Watt fired up the dozer to keep the Modrite fire from Inchelium.

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A helicopter surveys the Modrite fire on Friday, Jul 31, 2026, just south of Inchelium, Wash.

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