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Thor Fire Update 08.23.22
 
 Size: approx. 170 acres
 Containment: 0%
 Cause: lightning
 Location: east of Sullivan Lake
 Fuels: Timber
 Personnel Assigned: 27
 
Fire information contact: ‪(509) 720-7418‬ | livia_stecker@firenet.gov | https://www.facebook.com/colvillenf | www.fs.usda.gov/colville ‬‬

Newport, Wash., (August 23, 2022) —

Lower temperatures and increased humidity in the fire area continue to slow spread of the Thor Fire. The fire is creeping and smoldering in dead and down fuels on the ground and backing slowly downhill toward the roadways that are being improved for containment line. The increase in acreage is due to more accurate mapping.
Fire crews and heavy equipment continue working along Forest Service 2200300 road, widening the fuel break by removing thick brush and heavy dead and down timber from the side of the road.

Due to the location of the fire and heavy timber burning in the interior of the fire, smoke may be visible as far south as Cusick and east to Priest Lake. For an interactive air quality map and predicted smoke conditions, visit https://fire.airnow.gov/.

There are currently no fire restrictions or campground closures on the Colville National Forest. NFS Road 2200300, beginning approximately 5 miles East on Sullivan Creek Rd and 5 miles West of Gypsy Meadows is closed to the public. https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/colville/alerts-notices

For any additional questions about the Thor Fire, please contact Public Information Officer Liv Stecker ‪(509) 720-7418. For more fire information, follow our Inciweb page, https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8343/, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/colvillenf/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/Colville_NF.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬