Mudslides, falling debris next big worry after Bolt Creek Fire

The Bolt Creek Fire is looking much better this weekend due to the efforts of different fire agencies around Puget Sound coming together, along with cool, wet weather and an end to high winds.

At a little more than 14,000 square miles — about the size of Mercer Island — the fire’s perimeter has not grown all week. The fall-like weather over the last few days is a marked change from the hot, dry temperatures and strong winds that allowed the fire to ignite so quickly last weekend.

But the towns of Baring and Grotto remain under Level 3 Get Out Now evacuations, and the stretch of Highway 2

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