The growth of large wildfires in Chalan 0:02 County has led to a local emergency 0:05 declaration. The Chalan County Board of 0:07 Commissioners on Tuesday adopted a 0:09 resolution saying the lower Sugarloaf 0:12 fire and the ongoing Palmus fire in 0:14 eastern Chalan County amount to a 0:17 disaster. The declaration lets the 0:19 county bypass normal spending procedures 0:22 to speed the release of emergency and 0:24 disaster relief funds if needed. The 0:27 Sugarloaf incident poses a threat to the 0:29 Anat and Chumstick valleys at more than 0:32 14,000 acres. Meanwhile, the Pomus fire 0:36 has been burning since June in more 0:38 remote mountains, but threatens the 0:40 communities of Holden Village and 0:42 Lucern. More than 800 personnel are 0:45 working to build containment lines 0:47 around the Sugarloaf fire, which has put 0:49 communities, including the town of 0:51 Ardenvoir, under level two evacuations. 0:54
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