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11:00 AM, August 21, 2024

Estimated size: 189 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: Cool temperatures, heavy cloud cover and scattered rainfall resulted in minimal growth on the fire for the past few days. Firefighters continue to patrol along the Cascade River Road and FS Road 1590 for any falling debris. Minimal growth is anticipated over the next few days due to high humidities and chance of showers.

Weather: Cool and unsettled weather into the weekend. Upper level low north of Vancouver Island will move south ending up off the Oregon coast late tonight and Thursday. The southerly movement of the low will make it hard for the associated front to move eastward today and tonight. The system will be close enough to the area for a chance of showers. Chance of showers continuing Thursday with a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm as the air mass becomes slightly unstable. Mostly cloudy today, with max temperatures around around 64. Light winds will continue through the evening.

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: www.fs.usda.gov/mbs
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