TUMWATER CANYON CLOSING WED. 6PM
US 2 Both Directions – Advance Notice: US 2 through Tumwater Canyon will be closing in both directions at 6PM Wednesday, Feb 8th, at 8PM from milepost 85 at Coles Corner to milepost 99 at the west end of …
TUMWATER CANYON CLOSING WED. 6PM
US 2 Both Directions – Advance Notice: US 2 through Tumwater Canyon will be closing in both directions at 6PM Wednesday, Feb 8th, at 8PM from milepost 85 at Coles Corner to milepost 99 at the west end of …
Final Fire Update
The fires have been winding down. This will be the last scheduled update. Beginning Monday August 24, call the Wenatchee River Ranger District at 509-548-2550, the Entiat Ranger District at 509-784-4700, or the Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest headquarters at 509-664-9200 for …
Fire Danger Level will be going up to Extreme at Midnight Saturday Aug 9th.
We were just notified by the Fire Dept that our Fire Danger Level in “ZONE 680” will be raised to “Extreme” Saturday Night. Knowing this today gives those who work in the woods and home owners time to organize their …
Updated Fly Though of the NCW Wild Fires by Kenji Kato
A week ago we posted a wildly popular “Fly Through” of the Chiwaukum Complex Fire created by Kenji Kato.
Kenji has just finished an update which includes most all the fires in NCW.
So much has changed in the last …
Duncan Fire and Update Tuesday Noon
The Duncan Fire is quiet so far today. This photo is from Fish Lake looking East is from yesterday afternoon. In addition to the Duncan fire, there is little known fire just west of Lake Wenatchee on Mt Mastiff which …
Saturday Noon Fire Update
A new fire started yesterday in our area just West of Lake Wenatchee. The increased smoke we are receiving appears to be from this fire on Mt. Mastiff. The photos of smoke & fire are courtesy of Murray Bartholomew taken …
New Fire on Mt. Mastiff West of Lake Wenatchee
We just had a thunder storm move through our area. One of the results appears to be a new fire on Mt. Mastiff located at the west end of Lake Wenatchee. Paul Curhan was kind enough to snap this photograph …
Fire, Road & Evacuation Update for Friday
UPDATED 2:00pm Restricted travel will continue on Highway 2, however; without pilot cars. Between the Tumwater Campground and Winton area, it will remain a 35 mph speed limit with no passing and no stopping. Passing lanes will be closed and …
Highway 2 is now OPEN. 4:00pm Update
Highway 2 re-opened today at 9:00. There are Washington DOT pilot cars from the Alps store to Winton (approximately 8 miles). Fire operational personnel and traveling public will be piloted in both directions at 35 miles per hour. There
…Fire Update Monday 1:00pm
Aircraft continue to fly reconnaissance on all fires. As fire activity picked up, air operations increased the number of water drops. Smoke in the area has increased. The size of Chiwaukum fire decreased to 10,987 acres due to more accurate …