With that in mind, there is one new fire burning up in the Frank Church Wilderness area. It was reported September 25th and has burned over 7,000 acres so far on steep, inaccessible terrain. The smoke impacts aren't widespread like when the wildfire season is in full swing.
The Salmon Challis National Forest office had this to say late last night:
"The fire is burning in timber, brush, and tall grass, in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in steep, inaccessible terrain. The fire is burning in the Prospect Creek and Morehead Creek drainages and has crossed to the east of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River burning towards Big Soldier Mountain. Fire activity moderated today.....
Fire
resources are working to inform forest visitors in the area of the fire.
Officials on the Salmon-Challis National Forest have implemented an Emergency
Road and Recreation Site Closure #04-13-18-610 for the Prospect Fire. The
following are closed:
Forest Road 568 (the Boundary Creek
Road) is closed at the Camp Tender Trailhead, which is approximately 3 miles
north of the Junction of Forest Roads 579 and 568 at Bruce Meadows.
Dagger Falls Campground, Boundary Creek Campground, and Boundary Creek Boat
Launch are closed.
These
closures are necessary to provide protection to forest visitors from the
current fire safety hazards associated with the Prospect Fire.
Weather:
Scattered showers this evening will dissipate by 10pm. Drier weather is
expected Monday, but critical fire weather conditions are not expected.
Additional showers arrive Tuesday with a system that will bring cooler and
wetter weather for the remainder of the week."
