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11:00 AM, August 25, 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: Rainfall Friday into Saturday saw minimal fire activity. With the early weekend’s rain moving out of the area, firefighters will continue their patrols to assess the fire’s scope as clearing cloud cover allows. Recent heavy rainfall has contributed to a noticeable increase in falling rock and tree debris along the Cascade River Road and FS Road 1590.

Weather: Upper level ridge over the site with a drying trend today and tonight. Upper level ridge moving east Monday with an upper level trough moving through Monday night into Tuesday morning. Wetting rains expected with the trough but rainfall amounts will be less than Friday and Saturday's totals. High temperature around 63 with light winds becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

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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