State crew fights 3-acre blaze near Index

Published 7:20 pm Tuesday, August 31, 2010

INDEX — Crews were working to contain a 3-acre wildfire near Deer Creek Flats outside Index.

The fire was reported Sunday night and Department of Natural Resources crews were battling it, spokeswoman Becky Dolan said.

A Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office radio tower was threatened by the blaze but firefighting crews have been able to protect it, she said.

Officials have used two helicopters to drop water, a team of 10 firefighters to battle the blaze on the ground and a tender from Gold Bar to provide water.

Part of the fire is burning on very steep terrain, making the work difficult, Dolan said.