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Alaskan Bush People patriarch Billy Brown’s $1.6 MILLION Washington real estate empire in ruins as fire ravages property

ALASKAN Bush People star Billy Brown's $1.6 million real estate empire in Washington is in ruins after a wildfire destroyed their property. 

The Sun can exclusively reveal , 67, spent $1.6 million on four parcels of forest land for $415,000 each in February 2018. 

Patriarch Billy Brown spent $1.6 million on Washington land in 2018
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Patriarch Billy Brown spent $1.6 million on Washington land in 2018 Credit: Discovery
The four parcels of land equals to 436 acres
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The four parcels of land equals to 436 acres Credit: Discovery
The family has a barn on the property
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The family has a barn on the property Credit: Discovery

The family owns over 436 acres of land. 

Billy and 's son revealed last week that the

He captioned a : “A fire swept through our mountain, our home! The [loss] seems to be great! It’s still burning! I’ll keep everyone posted! God bless!”

He responded to a fan: “It was beautiful! We won’t give up, that I guarantee!!!”

Billy and Ami's son Bear revealed a forest fire destroyed their property
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Billy and Ami's son Bear revealed a forest fire destroyed their property Credit: Discovery
The family moved to Washington in 2018
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The family moved to Washington in 2018Credit: Discovery
Bear shared photos of the 'devastating loss'
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Bear shared photos of the 'devastating loss'Credit: Instagram/Bear Brown

The Brown family regarding the fire.

Noah Brown said: "There’s been a massive wild fire on Palmer Mountain.”

Bear added: "Everybody made it out completely safe, we’re all totally good.”

Snowbird continued: "And we’d also like to just thank all the first responders and the firefighters that are working hard to put the fire and save everybody’s home.”

The family told fans everybody is 'completely safe'
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The family told fans everybody is 'completely safe'
The fire is 27 percent contained
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The fire is 27 percent containedCredit: Instagram/Bear Brown
The fire burned through 18,077 acres of land
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The fire burned through 18,077 acres of land Credit: Instagram/Bear Brown

Rain added: ”Our hearts and prayers are with everybody going through times like these with us, just make sure that you can reach out and do what you can, where you can.”

The Palmer Fire started on Tuesday, burning through 18,077 acres of land.

The fire is 27 percent contained. 

The fire will be a storyline for the upcoming season, as reported crew were on site as the fire wrecked havoc on the Brown’s land.

Billy plans for the family to build barns, ranches and more on the land
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Billy plans for the family to build barns, ranches and more on the landCredit: Discovery
The family has been building a house on their property
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The family has been building a house on their property Credit: Discovery
The property is in the Cascades mountain range in Washington
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The property is in the Cascades mountain range in Washington Credit: Discovery

Before the forest fire, patriarch Billy said of the family’s plans for the land: “With the new property, we have an actual ranch. We’re thinking about barns, horses, cattle.”

In a trailer for the current season, the family struggles to make it through the harsh winter, as they also deal with coyotes and bears while building on their vast property. 

Billy said in a preview: “We’ve gone through great extremes to do things the way we want to do them. Everyone has to bust it more than we’ve ever had. Nothing is going to stop the Browns.”

Billy said in the preview for the current season: 'Nothing is going to stop the Browns'
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Billy said in the preview for the current season: 'Nothing is going to stop the Browns'Credit: Facebook
The current season follows the Browns as they survive through the harsh winter
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The current season follows the Browns as they survive through the harsh winterCredit: Discovery

Season 12 of is currently airing, with the. 

The episode focused on Bear and his ex-fiancee Raiven Adams preparing for their wedding on the Brown property.

Bear opened up about his “nerves” before the big day and the two .

Bear and Raiven began dating after meeting at his brother Noah’s wedding and got engaged in 2019.

On the season 12 premiere, Bear and Raiven planned their wedding on the property, which they later called off
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On the season 12 premiere, Bear and Raiven planned their wedding on the property, which they later called offCredit: Discovery

Did Bear Brown on Alaskan Bush People get married?

BEAR Brown of Alaskan Bush People was set to wed Raiven Adams, but it was not to be.

They called off their wedding just days before the ceremony after he disappeared and no one could find him.

Bear Brown and Raiven spent most of the season 12 premiere episode prepping for the big day, but after opening up about how “nervous” he was, Bear split before he could get hitched.

Shortly after the split, she announced her pregnancy.

The two were involved in a , who was born in March.

Though the exes , Bear has yet to meet his son. 

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