July 3, 2019 3:40 a.m.
The Days Coffee Fire near Tiller is nearly contained as of Tuesday afternoon.
Kyle Reed of the DFPA said crews are making good progress in their efforts to mop up the smoldering material inside the fire, which is 95% contained. Firefighters have mopped up all hot spots within at least the first 100 feet of containment lines and continue to push farther into the interior of the fire.
On Tuesday, 65 fire fighters were assigned to the Days Coffee Fire. Overnight two handheld infrared camera crews worked on the fire, using cameras to detect hot spots. Reed said as resource needs on the fire continue to decrease, crews and equipment that are no longer needed will be demobilized and made available for new fire assignments.
Completed GPS coordinates for the Days Coffee Fire, put its final size at 170 acres. Reed said the increase in fire size is due to more accurate mapping, and not additional fire growth.
The cause of the Days Coffee Fire remains under investigation.