Crews tackle several wildfires in Washington

[...] fire lines set overnight and low winds Monday are helping to slow the fire's progression, said Randall Rishe, a spokesman with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Crews were able to keep the fire west of Highway 240 by burning up grass and other fuel along there, Rishe said, and away from contaminated areas within the 586-square mile Hanford site north of Richland.

Local crews were able to protect homes threatened by the fire, and all evacuation orders were lifted Monday morning, said Marcus Deyerin, a spokesman with the Northwest Washington Incident Management Team.

Emergency shelters that opened in Yakima County to response to both fires are now closed, said Kent Katlin, a spokesman for Yakima County Emergency Management.