The Palmer fire in Okanogan County is now nearly 100% contained.
As of September 1, it is still actively burning in some places, but fire crews said they have it completely surrounded, and they're confident their lines will hold.
At the fire's peak, more than 36 structures were lost, including some homes. Some families hit the hardest lived on Palmer Mountain in small cabins or campers without electricity or running water.
For many of them, insurance to protect what little they had simply wasn't an option.
"Everybody wants a piece of the pie," said Colleen Hollingshead, who has lived on Palmer mountain for more than a decade. "You want your own land, you want your own space. So, people have the idea that the land is affordable up here, and it is. But we're kind of at the mercy of the land."
In many ways, Colleen said she's considered herself one of the lucky ones. Her home half-way up the mountain is still standing.