Bolt Creek Fire Update
October 2, 2022 
Western Washington Incident Management Team 3
Incident Commander: Ty Crowe
Containment: 28 percent         Estimated size: 12,142 acres          Cause: Under investigation
Resources: 152 personnel – One type-2 initial attack hand crews, two hand crews engines, one dozer, two water tenders and 79 overhead.

US 2 Is Open: US 2 is now open from mile marker 46-49. Crews are still working in the area so please drive at the posted reduced speeds through the fire area.

Fire Update: Warmer and drier conditions than previous days contributed to elevated fire behavior on Saturday, primarily in the area north of Eagle Rock. Containment lines elsewhere on the fire—namely, along US 2 and near structures—continue to hold well. While the fire will continue to produce smoke as it burns to the north into Wild Sky Wilderness, firefighters remain engaged along containment lines to ensure that the fire stays in its footprint on its southern edge, as well as the southwest and southeast corners.

While suppression activities are still ongoing to build containment, suppression repair activities have started in some areas of the fire that have seen little fire activity in recent days. These activities include chipping vegetation, repairing hand and dozer lines and other measures that help mitigate potential erosion.

In addition to suppression repair activities, the BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) Team will continue their watershed assessments in the fire area into early next week. For more information on the BAER Team’s ongoing assessment of the fire area, including identifying any potential values at risk of potential post-fire flooding and deciding what emergency stabilization measures to take, check out their Inciweb page: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8429/

Weather: Sunny with increasing smoke. A prolonged period of nearly-record high temperatures continues through the end of this coming week. Highs today will be 68-74 on ridges and upper slopes and 81-86 in valleys. Humidity will be lower than previously forecasted at 25 to 40 percent. Winds will be light, 3-6 mph from the east and becoming west in the afternoon.

October 2, 2022 morning operations briefing: https://youtu.be/p8oWbpj4IJA

Evacuation guidance for this fire is no longer in place for residents in both Snohomish and King counties.

Due to the current reduction in fire danger, all previous evacuation orders have been lifted as of 8 a.m. this morning.

Smoke: Current information on air quality may be found at Washington Smoke Blog at https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/

Forest Closure: The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest has implemented an Emergency Closure on National Forest lands. Roads, trails, and campgrounds are closed. To read the closure in its entirety, please see: MBSNF Bolt Creek Fire Closure. A burn ban remains in effect until significant rain is received. Please refrain from burning.

Fire Information Phone: (360) 370-4170 Email: 2022.boltcreek@firenet.gov
Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8417 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boltcreekfireinfo

Western Washington Incident Management Team 3 

Incident Commander: Kent Stanford 

Estimated size: 12,070 acres      Cause: Human  

Resources: 149 personnel – Two type-2 initial attack hand crews, two hand crews, one helicopter, 15 engines, one dozer, one water tender and 66 overhead.  

US 2 Has Reopened: US 2 has reopened from mile marker 46-49. Crews are still working in the area so please drive at the posted reduced speeds through the fire area.  

Fire Update: The fire continues to burn up to containment lines on the south, east and west edges, which has minimized fire behavior in priority areas that have concentrated values at risk (homes, structures, campgrounds, road systems etc). Today, firefighters will continue to monitor these containment lines while reinforcing them as necessary; mop up, chipping and hazard tree mitigation continues in many of these areas as well. Evacuations have also been lifted in all previously-impacted areas as of 8 a.m. this morning. Considerations are beginning to be made for recovery and suppression repair activities, which may start sometime this weekend.  

In addition to suppression repair activities, the BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) Team will continue their watershed assessments in the fire area over the weekend. For more information on the BAER Team’s ongoing assessment of the fire area, including identifying any potential values at risk of potential post-fire flooding and deciding what emergency stabilization measures to take, check out their Inciweb page: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8429/ 

Weather: Mostly sunny today with light winds from the east peaking at 8-13 mph midday and then diminishing in the afternoon. Highs 67-72 on ridges and 79-85 in valleys. Humidity will range from 28-43 percent, with lower slopes/valleys being drier than ridges.  

October 1, 2022 morning operations briefing: https://youtu.be/ISP2sF-0bWI 

Evacuation guidance for this fire is no longer in place for residents in both Snohomish and King counties. Due to the current reduction in fire danger, all previous evacuation orders have been lifted as of 8 a.m. this morning. 

Smoke: Current information on air quality may be found at Washington Smoke Blog at https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/ 

Forest Closure: The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest has implemented an Emergency Closure on National Forest lands. Roads, trails, and campgrounds are closed. To read the closure in its entirety, please see:  MBSNF Bolt Creek Fire Closure. A burn ban remains in effect until significant rain is received. Please refrain from burning.  

Fire Information Phone: (360) 370-4170     Email: 2022.boltcreek@firenet.gov 

Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8417   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boltcreekfireinfo 

Bolt Creek Fire Update September 30, 2022 
Western Washington Incident Management Team 3

Incident Commander: Kent Stanford

 US 2 has reopened from mile marker 46 to 49. Please drive at reduced speeds as crews will be continuing work in these areas. 

 Effective Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.

EVACUATION LEVEL CHANGES – Due to the current reduction in fire danger, all evacuation levels are at Level 1 (Ready). This still means residents should be ready to evacuate if conditions change.

Level 1 (Ready): Index – No change.
Level 1 (Ready): South of U.S. 2 near Index, including Index Estates and the Lake Serene Trailhead. No change.
No other evacuation guidance for occupied areas of Snohomish County.
Level 1 (Ready): Baring and Grotto and areas along U.S. 2 east to the Money Creek tunnel. Was Level 2 (Set).
Level 1 (Ready): From west side of Money Creek tunnel to milepost 48, plus FS Road 65 (Beckler River Road). Was Level 3 (Go).
Level 1 (Ready): Skykomish – Was Level 2 (Set).
Level 1 (Ready): East of Skykomish, from the Beckler River to Forest Service Road 66, north and south of U.S. 2 including Foss River Road. No change.

Residents in the area should remain vigilant. Conditions could change quickly, and evacuations may again become necessary.

More: http://bit.ly/snocowildfire 

 Bolt Creek Fire Update
 September 29, 2022 
 Western Washington Incident Management Team 3

Western Washington Incident Management Team 3 

Incident Commander: Kent Stanford 

Estimated size: 11,674 acres      Cause: Undetermined      

Resources: 154 personnel – One type-1 hotshot crew, one type-2 initial attack hand crew, two hand crews, one helicopter, 13 engines, one dozer, one water tender and 78 overhead.  

US 2 CLOSED: US 2 is closed between mile marker 46 and 50 due to fire activity and falling trees along the road.  

Fire Update: Another day of hot and dry weather—along with 10-15 mph west winds in the afternoon—contributed to more fire spread and smoke output yesterday as firefighters continued to fall hazard trees, run hoselays near homes and clear debris off US 2. A fixed tank helicopter was utilized to drop water in the area near the Halford structure on the western edge of the fire, which saw a brief increase in fire behavior with afternoon winds. Crews also worked to improve hand and dozer lines around homes in this area. On the east edge of the fire, a hotshot crew and falling module worked to remove hazardous trees in areas near properties off Beckler Road. The fire continues to slowly back down to the southern containment line at a rate of about 50 feet an hour. While today may not be as wet as previously anticipated—with less than a .10 of an inch of precipitation possible according to current forecasts—a noticeable cooling trend will contribute to diminish fire spread and smoke output through Thursday night. This brief shift in conditions will bring much higher humidities, lower temperatures and more cloud cover, which will effectively put a “cap” on the fire through Friday. However, no significant rain events are being forecasted for the foreseeable future over the fire area.  

Weather: Mostly cloudy today with temperatures in the mid-50s on ridges and 65-75 in valleys. Humidity will hover between 50 and 70 percent, and winds are expected at 5-10 mph from the west on ridges, gusting to 15-20 mph.  

September 28, 2022 Morning operations briefing: https://youtu.be/1SflZ95oc0s 

Evacuation Levels: Evacuation levels changed on Sunday due to weather and increased fire activity around Skykomish.  

• Level 1 (Ready): Index. 

• Level 1 (Ready): South of U.S. 2 near Index, including Index Estates and the Lake Serene Trailhead. 

• Level 1 (Ready): East of Skykomish, from the Beckler River to Forest Service Road 66, north and south of U.S. 2 including Foss River Road. 

• No other evacuation guidance for occupied areas of Snohomish County. 

• Level 2 (Set): Baring and Grotto and area along U.S. 2 east to the Money Creek tunnel continues. 

• Level 2 (Set): Skykomish – Get set to leave on short notice. Formerly Level 1 (Ready). 

• Residents in the area should remain vigilant. The area remains hazardous. Conditions could change quickly, and evacuations may again become necessary. 

• Level 3 (Go): From west side of Money Creek tunnel to milepost 48, plus FS Road 65 (Beckler River Road). 

Evacuations/ Emergency Alert Systems: 

King County: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/emergency-management/alert-king-county.aspx               

Snohomish County: https://snohomish-county-public-safety-hub-snoco-gis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/wildfire 

Smoke: Increased smoke production is anticipated. Current information on air quality may be found at Washington Smoke Blog at https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/ 

Forest Closure: The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest has implemented an Emergency Closure on National Forest lands. Roads, trails, and campgrounds are closed. To read the closure in its entirety, please see:  MBSNF Bolt Creek Fire Closure. A burn ban remains in effect until significant rain is received. Please refrain from burning.  

Fire Information Phone: (360) 370-4170     Email: 2022.boltcreek@firenet.gov 

Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8417   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boltcreekfireinfo