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Evacuations Ordered in Gold Creek

By NCBI
Sep 11, 2012

UPDATE AT 6 P.M. MONDAY

Residents in the South Fork of Gold Creek have been notified of a Level 3 Evacuation Level because of lightning-caused forest fires in the area. A Level 3 evacuation order indicates that residents need to leave the area immediately. A Level 2 Evacuation is in effect for the North Fork of Gold Creek. Residents need to prepare to leave when notified.

The Red Cross has set up a shelter for those displaced by the fire at the Methow Valley Community Center in Twisp.
Hunter Mt. Fire, north of Hunter Mountain, is estimated to be about 166 acres. It is burning in timber, grass and brush. The Buckhorn Fire is estimated at 198 acres and burning in timber, grass, and brush. The Texas Creek Fire has grown to 500-600 acres in the Texas Creek and Leecher Mountain areas. High winds have caused significant growth Monday.

Command of the Hunter and Buckhorn fires is currently under a Type 3 Incident Management Team led by Chad Bresnahan. District personnel and smokejumpers are incident commanders on the remaining fires.

Additional resources and a Type 2 team have been ordered to manage the complex of fires on the Methow Valley Ranger District. Air support will assist crews as they work on the fires. Firefighters and dozers will be constructing fireline along the perimeter of the fires.

Closures:

North Fork Gold Creek FS#4340 is closed to public traffic, open to local residents and emergency vehicles only from the intersection with the South Fork Gold Creek Road FS #4330 to the intersection with FS #4300-700 road.

The South Fork Gold Creek Road FS #4330 is closed to all traffic from the intersection with FS #4340 to the intersection with the FS Road #4330-200,

Road closures in the Leecher Mountain and Texas Creek area include Benson Creek Road, #4150 and #4150-200 are closed at the Forest Boundary. The closure continues along the FS #4150 and #4150-300.

The South Summit road #4100 is closed at the intersection with the #4150-300, also called the Four Corners. To the south, #4100 is closed at the southern boundary of the National Forest, with resident traffic only advised beginning at Gambles Mill, at the intersection of County Roads 1706 and 1709.


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