News brief: Fork Peak Fire near Pe Ell 25 percent contained

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

Fire officials describe the forest fire near Pe Ell as 25 percent contained this morning, with 200 personnel still actively working.

The Fork Peak fire reported on Thursday evening is burning on private timberland owned by Rayonier, about five miles southwest of Pe Ell. It’s in Pacific County, at the Lewis County line.

“The fire activity at this time is smoldering with brief runs with moderate spread potential,” the Department of Natural Resources states in its morning update. “Smoke will be visible from the town of Pe Ell and adjacent communities.”

Crews today will be scouting and developing locations for containment lines, according to DNR spokesperson Nick Cronquist.

Its incident command center is located at the Falls Creek Retreat Center about 10 miles west of Pe Ell.

DNR is advising the public avoid to Elks Creek Road, A-Line and Forks Creek Road near the fire area to help firefighters in minimizing any potential hazards.

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For background, see ” ‘Really big’ wildfire spreading southwest of Pe Ell” from Friday Sept. 12, 2014 at 9:15 p.m., here

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One Response to “News brief: Fork Peak Fire near Pe Ell 25 percent contained”

  1. sourdough says:
    Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 4:58 am

    Elk Creek Rd is near Doty. Elk Prairie Rd is near Frances in Pacific County.