Wanws Bolt Creek Fire Information - InciWeb
Sep 23, 2022 · Very smokey conditions in lower portions of the fire area with light winds and an inversion maintained pockets of persistent smoldering, and creeping fire spread across portions of the fire, with isolated pockets of surface fire and flare ups.
Bolt Creek Fire: Officials determine fire was 'human-caused'
Oct 3, 2022 · On Sunday, Oct. 1, fire officials told FOX 13 News that the cause of the fire was human activity. The exact cause remains under investigation. Warmer and drier conditions had contributed to elevated fire behavior on Saturday, primarily in the area north of Eagle Rock.
‘We have fire all around us and we can’t get out’
Aug 1, 2023 · On Oct. 20, smoke from the Bolt Creek Fire and other blazes gave Seattle the worst air quality in the world. Why don’t they just put out the fire? some wondered.
Washington Bolt Creek Fire - 5455 | FEMA.gov
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Bolt Creek Wildfire - ArcGIS StoryMaps
May 31, 2023 · Bolt Creek Fire is located in the northeast of Seattle in Washington near the town of Skykomish in King County. The wildfire occurred by a human-cause fire and burned over 39 days from September 9th to October 16th 2022, and affected 14,766 acres.
Bolt Creek fire, Highway 2 closure and evacuations: Live updates
Sep 12, 2022 · The Bolt Creek fire ignited early Saturday morning and spread rapidly to 7,600 acres by Sunday, prompting evacuations around the small town of Index in the western Cascade Mountain foothills.
Bolt Creek Fire impacts will be felt for years to come
Oct 23, 2022 · SKYKOMISH, Wash. — Crews are finally heading home from the Bolt Creek Fire, after battling the smoke and flames for more than a month. However, people living there are still far from out of the...
Inside the Bolt Creek fire — and the newly burning forests of the ...
Oct 19, 2022 · The Bolt Creek fire has burned over 14,600 acres (or 22.8 square miles) on private, state, tribal and federal lands along Highway 2 from the Beckler River campground on the east to just below ...
Wanws Bolt Creek Fire - | InciWeb
Oct 9, 2022 · Overview: The Bolt Creek Fire continues to burn in steep, rugged terrain, but expected to have limited growth. Crews are working throughout the area. Please use caution when traveling near the fire area and adhere to the posted reduced speed limits.
Wanws Bolt Creek Fire - | InciWeb
Oct 17, 2022 · Fire Update: On the Bolt Creek Fire, crews have successfully maintained containment lines during the Red Flag conditions of very low humidity, high temperatures and increased wind. On the western flank of the fire east of Index, firefighters continue to work to control fire spread to the west towards the 6022 Road and north into the Lewis Creek ...
Officials say Bolt Creek Fire was caused by humans
Oct 3, 2022 · — The Bolt Creek Fire, which started on Sept. 10 north of Skykomish, was caused by humans, according to officials. The fire continues to burn. In its Sunday morning wildfire brief, the...
Bolt Creek Fire evacuations are no longer in place | king5.com
Oct 2, 2022 · According to authorities, the fire has grown to approximately 12,486 acres and is 36% contained. The fire is continuing to spread into the Wild Sky Wildnerness, primarily around Eagle Rock...
Bolt Creek wildfire explodes to over 3,000 acres, prompts US 2 ...
Sep 10, 2022 · The Bolt Creek fire erupted around 5 a.m. Saturday along its namesake creek just north of Skykomish and west of Beckler River, turning skies reddish with falling ash around Snohomish County.
Bolt Creek Fire: US 2 to stay closed until at least next week
Sep 21, 2022 · Crews are removing trees burned by the Bolt Creek Fire along Highway 2 that are at risk of falling on the roadway. Highway 2 remains closed between Index and Skykomish as crews battle the...
Bolt Creek Wildfire
The Bolt Creek Fire has left burn scars on the landscape, and created a new threat of potential flash floods and debris flows during and after storm events. Scroll down for more information about these hazards, especially for those planning to travel along U.S. 2. What are the risks?
Bolt Creek fire ‘picks up’ in hot, dry conditions
Sep 25, 2022 · The Bolt Creek fire intensified Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the evacuation level to level 2 from Skykomish to Baring, King County. Level 2 means residents …
KUOW - Why haven't firefighters 'put out' the Bolt Creek fire?
Oct 19, 2022 · The Bolt Creek Fire continues to smolder 14,000 acres of forest near Skykomish, on the northern edge of Highway 2. The exact cause of the human-sparked fire remains under investigation. It's...
Hikers who escaped from Bolt Creek Fire documented, and now …
Sep 13, 2022 · The two hikers who found themselves nearly entrapped by the rapidly spreading Bolt Creek Fire in northwest Washington near Skykomish have posted a video describing how they escaped.
Bolt Creek fire was ‘human-caused’; smoke drifts over Seattle again
Oct 1, 2022 · Authorities lifted evacuation guidance near the Bolt Creek fire Saturday and said the blaze was human-caused. The fire continues to burn and is likely to cause hazy skies over Seattle...
Wildland fire ignites in Clear Creek County due to downed
Dec 10, 2024 · UPDATE: In a social media update at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said the fire has been extinguished. CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. – First responders in Clear Creek County on Tuesday were battling what they described as a small wildland fire caused by a down power line ...
'It’s desolate, it’s eerie': Residents evacuate from growing Bolt Creek ...
Sep 12, 2022 · SEATTLE — Residents living near the Bolt Creek Fire were told to evacuate Saturday as the blaze grew to several thousand acres. Car after car were turned away on Highway 2 East of Gold Bar Sunday...