Evacuation information from Placer County Sheriff:
 
Please visit this link for live Evacuation maps from Placer County: https://pcsogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=34e6172213b540c8b8b064d8a7da4f76&fbclid=IwAR3A_ZkJddMuY-hawgtkbiWrS113x9OCCunlGWFzyI1DO-sO-0P5_kRKW74

You can also follow Placer County Sheriff on Facebook and Twitter for evacuation updates. 
https://www.facebook.com/PlacerSheriff 
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Evacuation Information from Eldorado County Sheriff: 

El Dorado County evacuation and shelter location map
 
You can also follow Eldorado County on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eldoradosheriff  

September 11, 2022 Chilliwack Complex and Pasayten Fires Combined Closure List

West Side/Chilliwack Complex Closures/Stephen Mather Wilderness/NOCA Park/Mt. Baker-Sno

Hannegan Pass Area

Trail Closures:

Copper Loop (Copper Ridge and Chilliwack trails)

Little Beaver Trail

Big Beaver Trail beyond Pumpkin Mountain and Big Beaver camps

Brush Creek Trail

Hannegan Pass Trailhead

Hannegan Pass Trail

Hannegan Peak Trail (Spur Trail #674.1)

Silesia Creek Trail (#672)

Lone Jack Trail (#675)

PNT Closed from Mile 717-776

Ruth Arm Trail (Spur Trail #674.2) from Ruth Creek Road (Forest Road #32) to the forest boundary

Area/Zone Closure:

All cross-country zones access from closed trails

Camp Closures:

All camps between Little Beaver and Boundary Camps

All Camps between 39 Mile and Beaver Pass Camps

Lightning Creek Area of Ross Lake

Trail Closures:

Lightning Creek Trail between Lightning Creek and Nightmare camps

Camp Closures:

Deer Lick Camp

Nightmare Camp

East Side/NW Pasayten Fires Closures/Pasayten Wilderness/Oke-Wen

Pasayten Wilderness Area

Trail Closures:

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) (#2000) is CLOSED from Windy Pass to the Canadian border. North of the border, the Parks Fire (Heather Lake Fire) is burning in Manning Park on or near the Monument 78 Trail (that connects to the PCT northern terminus.) Do not cross into Canada. People in the area should exit via Harts Pass (mile 2623) as Canada remains firmly closed. There is no re-route at this time.

Boundary Trail (#533) also known as The Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) is closed from Bunker Hill to its western terminus at the Pacific Crest Trail

Monument 83 Trail (#454)

Border Trail (#461)

Chuchuwanteen Trail (#482)

Heather Lake Trail (#490)

The Parks Trail (#495)

Holman Creek Trail (#472A)

Rock Creek Trail (#473)

Castle Pass Trail (#749)

West Fork Pasayten Trail (#472)

Rock Creek Trail (#473)

Point Defiance Trail (#471)

Devil’s Ridge Trail, Devils Dome (PNT) (#752)

Tatoosh Buttes Trail (#485)

Buffalo Pass Trail (#576)

Robinson Creek Trail (#478) from its junction with Eureka Creek/Ferguson Lake (#474) to its northern terminus at the junction with the Boundary Trail (#533)

Buckskin Ridge Trail (#498) north of Silver Creek to it’s junction with #478

#754 from Slate Creek to junction with Sky Pilot Pass (#752)

Hidden Lakes Trail (#477) from junction at #485 to junction at #533

#484 from Shellrock Pass to junction of Eureka Creek Trail (#474)

Eureka Creek Trail (#474) from #478 to junction of #484 (Ferguson Lake is open)

Jackita Ridge Trail (#738) from Devil’s Park north to Devil’s Ridge (#752)

Area Closure:

Freezeout Creek basin, including Castle Pass Trail (#749) north to the Canadian border, east to the Whatcom County border, and west to boundary with Ross Lake National Recreation Area
 
Visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/8397/ for current closure information.  

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Methow Valley Ranger District 
Winthrop, WA

 NW Pasayten Wilderness Fires Closure

 Closure Order: 06-17-04-22-15

Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Methow Valley Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. This Order supersedes Order # 06-17-04-22-14 dated September 6, 2022, signed by Kristin Bail. This Order is effective September 09, 2022, through November 30, 2022, unless rescinded sooner.

PROHIBITIONS:

 1. Entering into or being upon National Forest System lands, as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.53(e)].
 2. Being on a National Forest System trail, as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.55(a)].
 
 
 CLOSURE AREA DESCRIPTION:

The Fire Emergency Area Closure is defined as follows:
 
The fire closure area boundary begins at the junction of the U.S. – Canada border and the administrative boundary with Ross Lake National Recreation Area (NRA) in northwest corner ofT. 41 N., R. 14 E., sec. 32 The closure boundary follows the NRA boundary south to where it crosses Trail #749 in T. 40 N., R. 14 E., sec. 3. From this point, the closure follows and includes Trail #749 to the east to the point where Trail #749 crosses the boundary between Okanogan County and Whatcom County in the southwest corner of T. 40 N., R. 16 E., sec. 23. The closure then proceeds north along the county border to its intersection with the U.S. - Canada border in T. 41 N., R. 16 E., sec 39, then west along the U.S. - Canada border until reaching the point of origin in northwest corner of T. 41 N., R. 14 E., sec. 38.

 
The following trails are included in this closure order:
 
Trails Closed
 
• Trail #454 Monument 83
• Trail #461 Border
• Trail #471 Point Defiance
• Trail #752B Dry Creek Pass
• Trail #472 West Fork Pasayten
• Trail #472.1 Holman Creek
• Trail #473 Rock Creek
• Trail #474 Eureka Creek from its junction with Trail #478 Robinson Creek to its junction with Trail #484 Monument Creek
• Trail #477 Hidden Lakes from its junction with Trail #485 Tatoosh Buttes to its junction with Trail #533 Boundary Trail
• Trail #478 Robinson Creek from its junction with Trail #474 Ferguson Lake to its junction with Trail #533 Boundary Trail
• Trail #482 Chuchuwanteen
• Trail #484 Monument Creek from its junction with Trail #474 Eureka Creek east to Shellrock Pass
• Trail #485 Tatoosh Buttes
• Trail #490 Heather Lake
• Trail #495 The Parks
• Trail #498 Buckskin Ridge from Silver Creek north to its junction with Trail # 478 Robinson Creek
• Trail #533 Boundary from its intersection with Trail #456 Dean Creek to its junction with the Pacific Crest Trail #2000
• Trail #576 Buffalo Pass
• Trail #738 Jackita Ridge from Devils Park in T. 38 N., R. 16 E., sec. 34 north to its junction with Trail #752 Devils Ridge
• Trail #749 Castle Pass from the boundary of North Cascades National Park in T.40 N., R. 14 E., sec. 3 to its eastern terminus at Pacific Crest Trail #2000 in T. 40 N., R. 16 E., sec. 19.
• Trail #749.1 Joker Mtn
• Trail #752 Devils Ridge
• Trail #752.2 Bear Skull
• Trail #754 Canyon Creek from the confluence of Slate Creek and Canyon Creek to its junction with Trail #752 Devils Ridge
• Trail #2000 Pacific Crest Trail from Windy Pass to its northern terminus at the U.S. – Canada border.

 See Exhibit A for closure map.
 
 EXEMPTIONS:
 
Pursuant to 36 CFR § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:1. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty.2. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation Order), specifically exempting them from this Order.
 
Visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/8397/ for current closure information. 

West Side/Chilliwack Complex Closures/Stephen Mather Wilderness/NOCA Park/Mt. Baker-Sno

Hannegan Pass Area

Trail Closures: 

Copper Loop (Copper Ridge and Chilliwack trails)
Little Beaver Trail
Big Beaver Trail beyond Pumpkin Mountain and Big Beaver camps
Brush Creek Trail
Hannegan Pass Trailhead
PNT Closed from Mile 717-776
Hannegan Pass Trail
Hannegan Peak Trail (Spur Trail #674.1)
Ruth Arm Trail (Spur Trail #674.2) from Ruth Creek Road (Forest Road #32) to the forest boundary
 

Area/Zone Closure:
 
All cross-country zones access from closed trails

Camp Closures: 

All camps between Little Beaver and Boundary Camps
All Camps between 39 Mile and Beaver Pass Camps 

Lightning Creek Area of Ross Lake 

Trail Closures: 

Lightning Creek Trail between Lightning Creek and Nightmare camps 

Camp Closures: 

Deer Lick Camp
Nightmare Camp 

 
East Side/NW Pasayten Fires Closures/Pasayten Wilderness/Oke-Wen


Pasayten Wilderness Area 

Trail Closures:

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) (#2000) is CLOSED from Windy Pass to the Canadian border. North of the border, the Parks Fire (Heather Lake Fire) is burning in Manning Park on or near the Monument 78 Trail (that connects to the PCT northern terminus.)
* Do not cross into Canada. People in the area should exit via Harts Pass (mile 2623) as Canada remains firmly closed. There is no re-route at this time. 

Boundary Trail (#533) also known as The Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) is closed from Bunker Hill to its western terminus at the Pacific Crest Trail.

Monument 83 Trail (#454)
Border Trail (#461)
Chuchuwanteen Trail (#482)
Heather Lake Trail (#490) 
The Parks Trail (#495)
Holman Creek Trail (#472A)
Rock Creek Trail (#473)
Castle Pass Trail (#749)
West Fork Pasayten Trail (#472)
Rock Creek Trail (#473)
Point Defiance Trail (#471)
Devil’s Ridge Trail, Devils Dome (PNT) (#752)
Tatoosh Buttes Trail (#485)
Buffalo Pass Trail (#576)
Robinson Creek Trail (#478) from its junction with Eureka Creek/Ferguson Lake (#474) to its northern terminus at the junction with the Boundary Trail (#533)
Buckskin Ridge Trail (#498) north of Silver Creek to it’s junction with #478
#754 from Slate Creek to junction with Sky Pilot Pass (#752)
Hidden Lakes Trail (#477) from junction at #485 to junction at #533
#484 from Shellrock Pass to junction of Eureka Creek Trail (#474)
Eureka Creek Trail (#474) from #478 to junction of #484 (Ferguson Lake is open)
Jackita Ridge Trail (#738) from Devil’s Park north to Devil’s Ridge (#752) 
 
 
Area Closure:

Freezeout Creek basin, including Castle Pass Trail (#749) north to the Canadian border, east to the Whatcom County border, and west to boundary with Ross Lake National Recreation Area. 

Visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/8397/ for current closure information.
 
 

Hannegan Pass Area

Trail Closures:

Copper Loop (Copper Ridge, and Chilliwack trails)

Little Beaver Trail

Big Beaver Trail beyond Pumpkin Mountain and Big Beaver camps

Brush Creek Trail

Hannegan Pass Trailhead

PNT Closed from Mile 717-776

Hannegan Pass Trail

Hannegan Peak Trail (Spur Trail #674.1)

 Contact: NW Pasayten Fires Information (509) 228-7805, https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8397/
Increased fire activity in Pasayten Wilderness Fires anticipated due to predicted weather

Wenatchee, WA (September 7, 2022) Increased fire activity on some of the lightning caused fires, burning in the very remote, steep, and inaccessible terrain in the northwest corner of the Pasayten Wilderness Area, spurred trail and area closures over the holiday weekend. Hot, dry, and windy conditions are expected today as a trough moves into the area which is expected to create conditions for increased fire behavior. The Shull, The Parks, Kid, Three Fools, Skagit, and Elbow fires, located near the Canadian-U.S border, are expected to grow in acreage today.
In a joint delegation with the National Park Service, a National Incident Management Organization Team, NIMO Team 2, assumed command yesterday over the six fires now being called the NW Pasayten Fires, located in the Pasayten Wilderness on the Methow Valley Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, as well as the Chilliwack Complex Fires within the North Cascades National Park Service Complex.
A number of closures are in effect including an area closure for the Freezeout Creek basin and a number of trails and portions of trails in the area. Portions of both the Pacific Crest Trail and Pacific Northwest Trail remain closed at this time.
Smoke from these fires, and other fires burning in the region, may impact north central Washington communities over the next few days. Take precautions when recreating outdoors when heavy smoke is present. Learn more at Real-Time Air Quality Map | PurpleAir, airnow.gov or visit https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/.
Update on individual NW Pasayten Fires:•     The Kid Fire, located on the ridge between Rock Creek and West Fork Pasayten, is approximately 8 miles south of the Canadian-U.S. border. The fire has been very active with spotting and torching of grouped trees. Yesterday, smokejumpers worked on protection of the historic airport cabin, situated about one quarter mile away from the Kid Fire, utilizing pumps and sprinklers. If conditions allow, smokejumpers will also be burning out unburned brush between the fire and the cabin.
•     The Parks Fire is also very active. It crossed the border into Canada a couple of days ago. There is a Canadian Incident Management Team assigned to the Canadian portion (called the Heather Fire north of the border) of the Parks Fire. The fire is about one half mile from the Monument 83 Fire Lookout at the time of this release. Firefighters have prepared the lookout by wrapping the base with fire protective wrap.
•    The Skagit Fire, located in Freezeout Creek 6 miles south of the border, spread northward and crossed over the top of the ridge and down the other side.
•     Three Fools Fire, located 8 miles south of the border, is actively backing down the ridge and through an old burn scar, it has spotted north of the ridge. 
•     The Elbow Fire, located 6 miles south of the border, is actively backing down the slope near Skagit Peak.
•     Tuesday, fire activity increased on the Shull Fire located 11 miles south of the border.  -End-

The following trails are closed:

• Trail #454 Monument 83
• Trail #461 Border
• Trail #482 Chuchuwanteen
• Trail #490 Heather Lake
• Trail #495 The Parks
• Trail #749 Castle Pass
  
• Trail #749.1 Joker Mtn
• Trail #473 Rock Creek
  

Partial closures for these trails:

• Pacific Crest Trail from Holman Pass (junction with trail #752 and trail #472.1) north to the Canadian border
• Trail #472 West Fork Pasayten from its junction with Trail #478 Robinson Creek in T40N R17E S8 to its junction with Trail #472.1 Holman in T39N R16E S35.
• Trail #473 Rock Creek from its junction with Trail #478 Robinson Creek in T40N R17E S5 to 0.6 miles east of Pacific Crest Trail #2000 in T40N R17E S9 (Coney Basin is not closed)
• Trail #478 Robinson Creek from its junction with Trail #474 Freds Lake to its northern terminus at the junction with Trail #533 Boundary Trail in T40N R18E S32
• Trail #533 Boundary from its junction with Trail #477 Hidden Lakes in T40N R18E S7 to its western terminus at Pacific Crest Trail #2000 in T40N R16E S20
• Trail #749 Castle Pass from the boundary of North Cascades National Park in T40N R14E S3 to its eastern terminus at Pacific Crest Trail #2000 in T40N R16E S19.
• Trail #752 Devils Ridge from its junction with Trail #738 Jackita Ridge in T38N R16E S10 to its eastern terminus at Pacific Crest Trail #2000 in T39N R17E S33.
• Trail Buckskin Ridge #498 from Silver Creek to the Jctn. with #478

This is the last update from Idaho Team 1 for the Suiattle River Fire

Weather:  Today will be mostly cloudy and showers are likely today and tonight.  The chance of a wetting rain is 30%.  It’s possible snow showers may occur at higher elevations.  Winds will be light at 5-8 mph, and afternoon temperatures will peak around 59 degrees.  Conditions will become drier and warmer Saturday and throughout next week. 

Overview:  The Suiattle River Fire was discovered on August 30 burning on steep slopes that required indirect suppression tactics.  Fire confinement lines were identified that maximized the use of roads and natural features.  Lines were prepared by snagging trees with the potential to fall across confinement lines, and heavy machinery was used to clear brush.  The work preparing confinement lines has been completed.  The Suiattle River Fire will continue to burn until the area receives substantial wetting rains and persistent snow cover.

Engine crews will conduct fire line patrols and monitor fire behavior today.  Firefighters will clean their work sites and remove equipment for refurbishing and redeployment. 

Brush clearing the Siuattle River Road (Forest Road 26) has improved sight lines, but it’s a narrow, curving road that requires attentive driving and slower speeds.     

Weather:  It will be partly sunny today with a high near 68-70 degrees.  Humidity levels will remain high for the next several days.  Light breezes will begin in the afternoon.  There are increasing chances of rain that may come to fruition on Friday but it will quickly abate as we go into the weekend.  

Overview:  Updated mapping determined the Suiattle River Fire to be 80 acres.  Firefighters will conduct fire line patrols and monitor fire behavior today.  Firefighting equipment is actively being refurbished, inventoried, and restocked.  Fire suppression hose lays have been removed, cleaned, and rolled for reuse.  Equipment reclamation and redeployment are critical to successful fire responses. 

Approximately 6 miles of Suiattle River Road (Forest Road 26) have been brush cleared as an identified confinement line.  An additional benefit of brush clearing is improved sight lines, but Siuattle River Road is a narrow, curving road still requiring attentive driving and slower speeds.  Firefighting apparatus and fire personnel have been reduced, and the need to keep the road closed to public use is being reevaluated.  Please heed all closures for your safety and the safety of firefighters who are still actively working in the area. 

The Suiattle River Fire is active and will continue to burn until the area receives a substantial amount of moisture that persists. 

Weather:  A seasonal weather pattern will prevail this week bringing cooler temperatures and low chances of light rains.  There are slight chances that conditions could produce thunderstorms with locally erratic winds and heavy rains.  Relative humidity recoveries overnight will be robust. 

Overview:  The Suiattle River Fire is active but remains well within the confinement lines.  Firefighters will continue monitoring fire behavior.  The fire will continue to burn until the area receives significant, long duration moisture.    

Fire crews will begin rolling hose and removing firefighting equipment for cleaning and refurbishment.  Heavy equipment is moving large pieces of debris and felled trees farther from the roadsides to reduce roadside hazards and deepen the fire confinement lines.