Incident Media Photographs

Bolstering Forest Road 7010 as a contingency line on the south side of the Sandstone Fire.

Forest Road 7010 to the southwest of the Sandstone Fire being used as a containment line. 

As shown here from along Tomlike Ridge southwest of the Whisky Creek Fire, fire managers continue to gather on-the-ground information and adapt strategies to conditions. 

For the safety of firefighters and the public, road and recreation site closures are in effect near the Sandstone Fire (pictured here) and the Whisky Creek Fire.  

Despite favorable weather and precipitation, heavy fuels and large logs will continue to burn within the Whisky Creek and Sandstone Fire’s footprint. 

NWCIMT 10's  Incident commander, Steve North, talking to firefighters on the Whisky Creek Fire  8/17/2024

Northwest Team 10 holds their first morning briefing on the Whisky Creek Fire - 8/17/2024

Despite significant precipitation during Saturday’s storm, these fires remain active. Large burning logs and other downed materials are not readily extinguished by a passing weather event. 

A plane is flying over the fire on the far ridge over a burned forest with smoke in the air on Whisky Creek Fire, 8/11/24 by R. Walker

A large mountain viewscape is covered in trees with differing densities of smoke haze, 8/11/24 by S. Crist