October 1, 2021 10:40 a.m.  

On Thursday, firefighters used helicopter water drops to help cool pockets of fire in heavy fuels in the southeast portion of the Little Bend Fire in the Bulldog Creek area, part of the Rough Patch complex.

An update from Northwest Team 7 said crews walked the Chaos Fire’s eastern edges in the Horse Heaven Creek drainage to manually feel for heat along the edge of burned areas and build fire line where necessary.

Firefighters plan to monitor the persistent heat in the in the Bulldog Creek area and apply helicopter water drops if needed.

Containment has increased slightly in the Rough Patch complex to 68 percent. The Jack Fire’s containment level has risen to 80 percent.