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Crews are making good progress on several Northwest wildfires. A few of the largest blazes are nearly or fully contained. Correspondent Doug Nadvornick has this roundup.

We'll start with the largest fire, which has charred more than 3400 acres of grass and trees near the town of Kimberly in northeastern Oregon. Crews there are mopping up. Forecasters at the Northwest Interagency Fire Center don't expect it to spread.

At least two other large fires are burning in Oregon. One, in the southwestern part of the state, has forced authorities to close part of a highway.

Washington's largest fire is now fully contained. It has blackened about a thousand acres on the Colville Indian Reservation.

Crews are also making progress on a blaze near Chelan, Washington.

Fire spokesman Nick Mickel says the 600-acre fire is stable. He says homeowners who evacuated have been allowed to go back.

Nick Mickel: "They still need to be cognizant of the situation and to be ready to move out at a moment's notice if the fire happens to flare up."

Washington lands officials say they're especially concerned about the chance of new fires starting west of the Cascades for at least the next week.