August 4, 2009, 5:47 pm
Three large fires and two smaller blazes -- all ignited by lightning -- continue to burn in the Olympic National Park as reinforcements come in from elsewhere in the country to help control the flames.
Two of the fires -- the Constance fire, which has consumed 442 acres of forest in the Dosewallips River Valley at Constance Creek, and the Ten Mile fire, now grown to 379 acres -- are within 15 miles of Brinnon, but park officials say they pose no threat to the town.
The 312-acre Buckinghorse fire is near the middle of the 922,651-acre park.Two other fires -- both of which were ignited Wednesday -- remain small.
The Solduc fire in Seven Lakes Basin above the Sol Duc Valley remains under an acre, while the Knife fire, which is across the ridge from the Buckinghorse fire in Jefferson County, has charred about 15 acres.
Firefighters from Idaho, Montana, Arizona and New Mexico were brought in Monday to help, said Carrie Templin, the information officer for the team called the Northern Rockies Southwest Area Team.
