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Morning status of fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: info can be several hours old.
#BridgeFire ACRES 54,795 CONTAINMENT 59%
#AirportFire ACRES 23,519 CONTAINMENT 62%
#LineFire ACRES 39,232 CONTAINMENT 57%
#BuckCreekFire ACRES 5,660 CONTAINMENT 66%
#RailRidgeFire ACRES 162,345 CONTAIN. 50%
#WhiskyCreekFire ACRES 3,151 CONTAIN. 25%
#WilliamsMineFire ACRES 13,092 CONTAIN. 31% -
Morning status of fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: info may be several hours old.
#BridgeFire ACRES 54,795 CONTAINMENT 53%
#AirportFire ACRES 23,519 CONTAINMENT 42%
#LineFire ACRES 39,232 CONTAINMENT 52%
#BuckCreekFire ACRES 5,657 CONTAINMENT 48%
#RailRidgeFire ACRES 162,345 CONTAIN. 50%
#WhiskyCreekFire ACRES 3,145 CONTAIN. 25%
#WilliamsMineFire ACRES 13,092 CONTAIN. 31%Fires no longer relayed by BakersRelay except for community messaging
#CoffeePotFire ACRES 14,104 CONTAINMENT 93%
#PioneerFire Not actively updated for 11 days -
Morning status of fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: info may be several hours old.
#BridgeFire ACRES 52,800.5 CONTAINMENT 3%
#LineFire ACRES 38,074.3 CONTAINMENT 25%
#AirportFire ACRES 23,494 CONTAINMENT 9%
#CoffeePotFire ACRES 14,075 CONTAIN. 71%
#BuckCreekFire ACRES 5,119 CONTAIN. 0%
#RailRidgeFire ACRES 161,722 CONTAINMENT 25%
#WhiskyCreekFire ACRES 3,047 CONTAIN. 25%
#WilliamsMineFire ACRES 13,089 CONTAIN. 31%
#PioneerFire ACRES 38,735 CONTAINMENT 23% -
Morning status of fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: info may be several hours old.
#BridgeFire ACRES: 46,727 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#AirportFire ACRES: 22,376 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#LineFire ACRES: 34,284 CONTAINMENT: 14%
#CoffeePotFire ACRES: 13,524 CONTAIN.: 37%
#BooneFire ACRES: 17,766 CONTAINMENT: 56%
#RailRidgeFire ACRES: 157,759 CONTAIN.: 11%
#WhiskyCreekFire ACRES: 2,977 CONTAIN.: 25%
#WilliamsMineFire ACRES: 13,089 CONTAIN.: 31%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 38,735 CONTAINMENT: 23%Fires no longer relayed by BakersRelay except for community messaging.
#BearFire ACRES: 3,325 CONTAINMENT: 83%
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Morning Status of fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: info can be several hours old.
#CoffeePotFire ACRES: 12,915 CONTAIN.: 23%
#BearFire ACRES: 3,327 CONTAINMENT: 15%
#BooneFire ACRES: 17,328 CONTAINMENT: 5%
#CopperfieldFire ACRES: 3,822 CONTAIN.: 43
#SolomonFire ACRES: 2,600 CONTAIN.: 30%
#WhiskyCreekFire ACRES: 2,105 CONT.: 25%
#WilliamsMineFire ACRES: 13,027 CONTAIN.: 31%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 38,735 CONTAINMENT: 23%Fires no longer relayed by BakersRelay except for community messages.
#ChimineasFire ACRES: 38,735 CONTAIN.: 23%
#OakCanyonFire ACRES: 15,170 CONTAIN.: 75% -
Tract D Recreation Area is currently closed, please see Yakama Tract D Road Closure for more information. FS Rd 23 south of FS Rd 90 is still CLOSED to the public due to fire suppression activity. The revised closure for the Mt. Adams Wilderness and FS Rd 23 closure can be found at Williams Mine Fire: Area and Road Closure. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is closed from the PCT's intersection with FS Rd 23 to Potato Hill. The current area closure spans the entire Mt. Adams Wilderness.
Information provided by the Williams Mine Fire Public Information Officer.
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The Williams Mine Fire burned part of a planned prescribed fire unit by FS Rd 80, with good results. The fire intensity stayed low enough to minimize damage to the green trees, while consuming much of the ground fuels. Prescribed fire is expected to be used in the adjacent forest near FS Rd 80 and FS Rd 8020, with some of the fire control lines from Williams Mine Fire serving as control lines for the prescribed burning.
Today’s acreage is lower than what was previously reported due to improved mapping.
SAFETY AND CLOSURES: The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation…
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Many green trees can survive this lower-intensity fire. Historically, ground fires would have cleaned up the surface fuels periodically. With aggressive fire control over the last century, these fuels have accumulated and can lead to high-intensity, destructive fires like the 2012 Cascade Creek and 2015 Cougar Creek fires.
The Mt. Adams Ranger District is planning several prescribed fires in an effort to mimic the natural cycle of fires and reduce the amount of ground fuels in the forest. These fires are usually completed in the fall, after temperatures have dropped and the rainy season is approaching.
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Overnight fire activity remained high due to little relative humidity recovery, with the glow of the fire visible from Trout Lake and other areas to the south. This active burning was inside the Mt. Adams Wilderness in the burn scar of a previous fire. The fire is expected to burn actively again today with hot, dry weather and winds from the east. Aircraft will be used to cool the fire as needed to keep it in check.
Except for the first few days of rapid wind-driven growth, most of the Williams Mine Fire has been a ground fire. It has been creeping across the forest floor, consuming the down logs, brush, duff layer, and other fuels that have accumulated…
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Katlyn C, Staff Reporter
Sep 5 at 11:49 AM EDTHot, dry weather combined with winds from the east created conditions for increased fire activity on the Williams Mine Fire. Yesterday several interior areas showed visible smoke for the first time in over a week. These are being monitored and extinguished if needed. Most are far interior and not threaten any control lines.
A small plume developed Wednesday where the fire made a push to the west from Morrison Creek toward Crofton Ridge.
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The flight also mapped the fire and surveyed surrounding forestlands for signs of new fires caused by the latest thunderstorms. So far, no new ignitions have been found near here.
Last night’s infrared flight was the first one since 8/31/24. It produced a lower acreage than was produced by yesterday’s visual mapping flight. The infrared flight is believed to have missed some areas that are now “cold black”, lacking hot areas for the sensors to detect. The acreage from the visual mapping is being used for the new acreage.
Information provided by the Williams Mine Fire Public Information Officer.
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Fire crews took advantage of this lull in fire activity to complete improvements on the South Climb Trail, preparing it for use as a fire control line, if needed. Snags near the trail were felled to reduce the chance of fire climbing the dead trees, then sending sparks across the trail. Fire personnel will continue to closely monitor the fire activity to the west, and helicopters will make water drops to keep this section of the fire in check.
A helicopter reconnaissance flight flew the Williams Mine Fire Tuesday and saw a few areas with smoke. Most of these are far interior, but any that could potentially pose a threat to the containment lines are being extinguished.
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Katlyn C, Staff Reporter
Sep 4 at 2:42 PM EDTA Fire Weather Watch has been issued for the Williams Mine Fire, starting late today. Hot, dry, and windy weather is likely to cause an increase in active burning over the next few days.
Yesterday, fire activity was greatly reduced on the Williams Mine Fire near Morrison Creek after extensive water applications by aircraft on Monday, and a few rain showers early Tuesday. Hot areas continued to burn, but at a lower intensity. No strategic firing operations were conducted Tuesday, which were a source of much of the smoke Monday.