Stories about Saturday’s fire in Yelm:

– “Lacey Fire helps fight 6-acre blaze near Yelm”
“A brush fire scorched about 6 acres in the Yelm area Saturday, according to Lacey Fire District 3, one of several fire districts that responded to the blaze,” quoting Rolf Boone, The Olympian.
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– “DNR fire crews win praise from Yelm woman after they save her house”
“A woman in the Yelm area had nothing but praise for state Department of Natural Resources’ firefighter crews Monday after they prevented a wildfire from burning her home over the weekend.

Kathryn Burcham’s two-story farmhouse was in the path of a fire that ultimately burned about seven acres in the area of 109th Avenue Southeast near Yelm,” quoting Rolf Boone, The Olympian.
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– “Fire forces wedding guests to evacuate to nearby Safeway”
“Eric and Rachel Nelson had planned for their Saturday nuptials to be held at their home in Yelm, Wash.; but a nearby forest fire forced guests to evacuate to a nearby Safeway,” quoting ABC-TV 11 News, in Raleigh, NC.
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