![]() ![]() ![]() “So in order to protect or to reduce the risk to the public we’ll keep those areas generally closed especially through winter to let those trees, hopefully, come down on their own. “As we get into winter with the winds and everything else that we find in this place, the last thing that we want is for a tree to come down whether it be from a vehicle or another type of visitor hiker, cross country skier,” Theune said. Burnt trees are less stable than living ones, and even after the fire is out they can present a threat to the public. Obstruction Point Road has been closed since the Eagle Point Fire began, and will likely remain closed into the winter, Theune said. Our Support team can be reached seven days a week by clicking the handy orange button on the bottom right that says 'Support.' Please include your username when emailing the team as it will help them resolve your issue even faster and if you're not sure of your username, just look on the bottom left of the screen. In the Olympics, those events typically happen in late October or early November. The Eagle Point Fire could burn for another month or so Theune said, as what often fully extinguishes these fires is what’s called a “season-ending event” like a rainstorm. Burning trees can come loose and roll down a mountainside, spreading the fire to new areas and fires can undermine the integrity of mountain roads. While the fires are mostly contained, there’s still a danger they could spread or damage park infrastructure. The Diamond Point Fire was at 30 acres as of Thursday, and the Martins Lake Fire was reported to be 31 acres. That fire has remained at roughly 4 acres since it was started in late August.īoth the Hurricane Fire and Eagle Point Fire are burning in steep and rugged terrain where it can be difficult for firefighters to get in and out.įor some of the other fires in the park such as the Low Divide Fire, currently about 90 acres, firefighters have been flown in and have set up camps to monitor the fires. “We’ve been monitoring the growth and keeping it in check and trying to make sure that it does what fire is supposed to do naturally.”Īnother fire started by lightning, the Hurricane Fire, is about 95 percent contained and on Wednesday a helicopter was brought in to help lift out equipment from the fire site located about 1,200 feet below the parking lot. “It is in a kind of monitor and patrol status, it’s in basically the same status since it started was being where it’s at, and doing what we want the fire to do,” Durr said. But the ridge is often covered by clouds, and even on sunny days, Durr said the trees are dripping wet from fog banks. Weather at Hurricane Ridge at this time of year typically changes between colder, wetter days and warm dry ones, and Durr expects the Eagle Point Fire to grow over the weekend as temperatures warm. “I would say a point of interest that is very good for fire growth would be the endemic marmots that live here and how the tree type here is encroaching on their habitat, the fire here is a natural event that happens that should take out those encroaching trees.” We’ve have several different (specialists) come in and identify different points of interest that are kind of very good for fire growth and then points of interest that we need to kind of spot protect,” Durr said. ![]()
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