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School's not quite out for summer just yet, but soon classrooms across the state will bid farewell to their students and faculty for another three-month break between school years. And while the hallways and lunchrooms at some of those schools will be missing as many as 51,000 kids, like at the state's largest school - Seattle High - others will only be without a handful of students during the hot

If the weather remains stable, crews will drop water on hot spots south and west of the fire.

Residents in Skykomish have been asked to prepare to leave on short notice.

The Bolt Creek Fire is moving near the Skykomish community while it burns across steep slopes heading west and north.  A fire weather watch is in place for the next 48 hours for the fire with temperatures in the mid-80's and low humidity expected Monday and Tuesday.  ...

There may be single-lane closures in the near future while WSDOT crews repair guardrails.

Hazards along US 2 remain at an all time high due to rollout from the steep terrain, resulting in rolling debris and falling trees.

US 2 between Skykomish and Gold Bar remains closed while the Department of Transportation assesses safety hazards near the Bolt Creek Fire on Sep. 14. The Bolt Creek Fire is currently at 9,440 acres and is 5 percent contained. On Tuesday night, evacuation levels dropped down a level, with Index moving from a Level 3 to a Level 2, the area between Index and Zeke’s Drive-in was dropped from a Level

A bigger Type 2 Incident Management Team - Northwest Team 8 - is replacing the locally based Type 3 Team that was handling the fire since it started Saturday morning just after 5 am.

Approximately 300 to 400 homes are currently at risk.