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8 Road Fire

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South Puget Sound Region-Department of Natural Resources 
950 Farman Avenue North 
Enumclaw, 
Washington 
98022 
South Puget Sound Region-Department of Natural Resources 
950 Farman Avenue North 
Enumclaw, 
Washington 
98022 

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    Email:
    8roadfire@gmail.com
    Phone:
    253-405-7505
    Hours:
    Mon - Sun, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Evacs lifted, command transferred and ops scaled back on 8 Road Fire

8 Road Fire
Publication Type: News 10/21/2022

October 21, 2022

Evacuations lifted, command transferred and operations scaled back on 8 Road Fireas moisture-laden weather system approaches

 

(MINERAL, Wash.) – As of 7 a.m. today, the Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team has transferred command of the 8 Road Fire back to Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Firefighters’ efforts over the past week have successfully reduced the risk of the fire’s spread toward populated areas and valuable resources, and the forecasted rain storm is expected to bring significant moisture to the area. Several fire engines will stay on the incident to monitor and patrol the fire area.  Last evening, Pierce County Department of Emergency Management lifted the evacuation advisory for the properties to the northwest of the fire.   The fire remains at 50% containment.  Control lines have been reinforced and hot spots mopped up along the northern and western edges where the fire presented the greatest threat to properties, about two miles from the fire’s perimeter. Dangerous terrain and steep slopes have prevented crews from safely engaging the fire on its southern and eastern edges; fire managers have determined that natural barriers and predicted precipitation will serve as containment in those areas.    Many of the fire-related dangers have been mitigated, but the public should avoid the fire area where tree snags and stump holes could pose hazards. In and around the fire area, smoke may be visible from time to time.    Level 1 evacuations advisories have been lifted for approximately 100 properties accessed off of Scott Turner Road in Sections 28, 29, 32 and 33 of Township 16 N, Range 5 E. Scott Turner Road is reopened. However, where it meets the 8 Road, the 501 Gate is closed.  The gates at the top and the bottom of the 5 Road, opened during fire operations, are now closed per usual for this time of year.   Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team wishes to thank the people of the surrounding communities for the hospitality and generosity shown to team members during the past week.   Reported on October 15 at about 4 p.m., the incident has been burning on DNR land in the timber and brush of the Elbe Hills State Forest, about 4 miles east of Eatonville. The cause remains under investigation and persons with any information about the fire are encouraged to call 9-1-1. 
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