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Estimated size:        110 acres
Start Date/Time:        July 17, 2024
Area of Origin:        Johannesburg Mountain. 1 Mile East of Mineral Park C.G.
Cause:        Lightning
Fuels/Topography:        Timber, rugged terrain
Structures Damaged:        None, there are no homes threatened at this time.
Evacuations:            None

Closures: Cascade River Road at and including Marble Creek Campground, Mineral Park Campground, and all tributary roads, trailheads, and trails are all closed. The public is not to enter the area for public and firefighter safety. 
Full closure orders available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/mbs  
    
Update: Yesterday evening an IR (infrared) flight flew over the fire. The IR showed some hot spots along the fire edge. Fire activity still remains moderate.  Operations staff were able to get a better idea of the perimeter which increased the estimated size. The temporary gate put in place Friday has been upgraded with increased signage in order to help public see the closure sooner on Cascade River Road. Today fire crews are cleaning up the brushing work along the road and operations staff are flying an observation flight over the fire.

Weather: A ridge of high pressure over the region will maintain warm and dry conditions into Sunday. At this time, afternoon relative humidities are expected to remain just above critical levels with moderate recoveries at night. Light wind in the early morning hours will become westerly to southwesterly each afternoon and evening. Max temperatures around 81 degrees. Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.

Smoke: 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.

Forest Restrictions: The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie has a full campfire ban and forest-wide shooting restrictions in place to help prevent human-caused starts during this period of unprecedented resource scarcity. Additional details at:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/mbs 

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