Full Notification

Colville National Forest
NOISY CREEK FIRE UPDATE: Monday, July 31, 2017 1300 Hours

Quick Facts
Fire size: Approximately 1020 acres
Location: Approximately 3 miles east of
Sullivan Lake near Metaline Falls, Washington

Containment: 4%
Cause: Lightning
Resources:
2 Hotshot Crews
1 Wildland Fire Module
1 Type II Helicopter
1 Type III Helicopter
1 Dozer
1 Excavator
Personnel: 82

Email: [email protected]
InciWeb: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5388/

Metaline Falls, WA –The Noisy Creek Fire located on Hall Mountain is now 1020 acres, burning in heavy timber on a steep, rugged slope.
Closures: National Forest System (NFS) Road No. 2200500 is closed from its intersection with NFS Road No. 2200 to its terminus at the Hall
Mountain Trailhead. Noisy Creek Campground is closed for public and
firefighter safety. All travel is prohibited on the following NFS Trails:
Lakeshore Trail No. 504; Noisy Creek Trail No. 588; Hall Mountain Trail No. 540; Hall Mountain-Grassy Top Trail No. 533; Grassy Top Trail No. 503 from Pass Creek Pass to its intersection with Hall Mountain-Grassy Top Trail No. 533. Sullivan Creek Road No. 2200 is closed from Sullivan Lake Road to Pass Creek Pass.

Yesterday the overall fire activity picked up with lower relative humidity and higher temperatures. The fire flanked to the ridge west of John Creek and continued downslope backing towards Noisy Creek and Sullivan Lake. Minimal movement toward Sullivan Creek to the north was observed. Firefighting crews continued to hold the fire line at Noisy Creek on the south end of the fire perimeter, using helicopter support and burn out operations to support suppression objectives. Aviation resources are being used for bucket drops of water on hot spots. Today firefighters are actively working to keep the fire north of Noisy Creek. The active part of the fire will continue to demonstrate isolated torching and some group tree torching in areas. The dozer and excavator crews continue to work on accessing the fire through closed roads using them as fire control lines and access into the fire area. Smoke will continue to be visible from the northern areas of Pend Oreille County and higher elevations of Stevens and Ferry County. No structures are threatened at this time. Steep terrain, snags
and rolling debris continue to be a hazard.

Weather: The forecasted weather for the next several days will be hot and dry. Winds have been moderate with light gusts. As the weather stays warm, the fire will experience moderate fire behavior with some isolated pockets of torching trees and the potential for short uphill runs.