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Pincer Two Fire

Incident Commander: Gene Phillips

Fire Information Phone: 360-859-9262

Email: 2024.minerscomplex@firenet.gov

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MTBakerSnoqualmieNF

InciWeb: Pincer Two Fire

X: twitter.com/MtBakerSnoNF

5:30 PM, July 24, 2024

Estimated size:                            80 acres

Start Date/Time:               July 17, 2024

Area of Origin:                  21 air miles northeast of Darrington WA

Cause:                              Lightning

Fuels/Topography:            timber, rugged terrain

Structures Damaged:        None, there are no homes threatened at this time.

* The Miners Complex fires and the Pincer Two Fire share email phone number 

Closures:

Campgrounds and Roads: Cascade River Road at and including Marble Creek Campground, Mineral Park Campground, and all tributary roads, trailheads, and trails.

Full closure orders available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/mbs

Evacuations: None, there are no homes threatened at this time.

Update: Fire activity has picked up today with the warmer weather. An engine module as well as fallers are working on opening the 1590 road. Fallers are working in Miners Campground to clear out fire hazards. Operations staff are monitoring the fire and observed rollouts from debris coming down the mountain. This is increasing the spread of the fire as well as an active hazard for firefighters. Tomorrow a hand crew is ordered to assist with the engines that are operating on the 1590 road. 

Smoke: In Washington, communities closest to active wildfires will continue to observe the greatest smoke impacts. The current Air Quality Alert for Chelan County and Methow Valley remains in place. Air quality will likely be unhealthy on the Colville Reservation due to smoke from the Swawilla and Bridge Creek Fires. Increasing winds from the west starting this evening will clear out lingering haze in the rest of the state. Please continue to recreate responsibly and heed all burn bans.  For more information on smoke and air quality please visit: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/

Air Space Restrictions: There are no air space restrictions at this time.

Campfire Restrictions: The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie will be elevating to a full campfire ban, even in developed campgrounds, starting Wednesday July 24, 2024 to help prevent human-caused starts in this critically dry period. Additional details at: www.fs.usda.gov/mbs

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