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OTIS ORCHARDS, Wash. -- Multiple fire agencies knocked down a brush fire in Otis Orchards that broke out Wednesday around noon.

The Big Knife Fire burning east of Arlee has burned over 7,200 acres and remains 13% contained as of Wednesday morning.

ELK, Wash. -- Evacuations levels have lowered for some residents living in evacuation zones of the Oregon Road Fire.

The Bowles Creek Fire west of Skalkaho Pass is burning over 6,800 acres with containment remaining at 20%.

Little change is being reported from the East Fork Fire burning 12 miles south of Trego in Lincoln County.

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. - The Gray Fire burning in the Medical Lake area is now 48% contained and 240 structures have now burned, according to Northwest Team 7. The incident

The River Road East Fire near Paradise has burned 16,772 acres and is 2% contained as of Wednesday morning.

The lightning-sparked Ridge Fire is burning six miles southeast of Hungry Horse on the Flathead National Forest.

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. -- The Gray Fire has affected mail delivery for 582 addresses in Medical Lake, and 200 will not receive deliveries because the homes and businesses were destroyed.

ELK, Wash. -- The wildfire near Elk continued to burn Monday, having already stretched over 15 square miles while claiming the homes of many living in the area.