Chelan Falls Park is now closed temporarily to allow a large fire management team to setup housing for workers battling the Twenty-Five Mile Fire at Lake Chelan.
Between 250-400 fire personnel are staying at the park for about two weeks, depending on fire conditions.
The closure includes the boat launch, swimming area, sports fields and picnic shelters at Chelan Falls Park.
The crew now in charge of the fire is known as a Type 1 Incident Management Team, which is the largest group of its kind with the most firefighting resources.
A Flash flood watch is in place through Saturday over the fire area with a 30 percent chance of wetting rains and an increased chance of lightning. Firefighters say the lightning could increase the chance of fire activity.
As of Friday, the Twenty-Five Mile Fire was burning 10,000 acres and was 5 percent contained. The fire was threatening 772 homes and buildings and had destroyed one home to date. It’s cause is still under investigation. About 400 workers are fighting the fire.
A forest area closure has been issued in the Twenty Five Mile Creek area.
Evacuation notices are listed below with adjacent road closures:
Level 3 (Go Now) evacuations for all properties north of Cove Marina on South Lakeshore Road, the area of Granite Falls Road and First Creek Road west of Lakeshore. Lakeshore Road is closed from Cove Marina north past the Twentyfive Mile drainage.
Level 2 (Get Set) from South from Cove Marina to Morning Sun Drive.
Level 1 (Get Ready) Lakeshore Road south of Granite Falls area.
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