Multiple agencies report that a brush fire on July 27 remains under investigation after firefighters fought it on a hilltop near Sherburne Road and Cliff Robinson Lane.

Officials with Clallam County Fire District 3, and the Department of Natural Resources, who took over the fire investigation, said the cause was unknown as of late last week, with the investigation potentially taking some time as staff deal with a number of fires this summer.

Assistant fire chief Dan Orr with Clallam County Fire District 3 said 5.1 acres burned in the brush fire. It was reported by neighbors at about 2:15 p.m. that afternoon, he said.

Captain Chris Turner with the fire district said the fire appeared on the north side of the property by a cell tower, and it seemed to have jumped an irrigation ditch.

“It was a strong team effort,” Turner said.

“All the crews involved kept it from expanding and the brush rigs (from the Department of Natural Resources, two from Clallam County Fire District 3 and one from Clallam County Fire District 2) helped.”

First responders with District 2 and 3 along with the Department of Natural Resources, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, Sequim Police, and Department of Fish and Wildlife responded to the scene.

No injuries or damage to structures were reported on the private property, Orr said, and electricity was not impacted to nearby homes.

Pam Hutter owns a portion of the field that was burned, saying it’s her retirement property where she intends to build. A shed was just built on the site, and firefighters helped save it, she said.

“I want to thank the fire departments and the volunteers for putting the fire out,” Hutter said. “They caught it before it got much worse.”

She said fire crews were still tracking the fire the next day as protocol.

Fire officials estimate more than five acres was burned in a brush fire on July 27. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash