Fire on McCully Mountain
Forty four homes have been placed on a level 1 evacuation. The fire is 5 acres burning in steep terrain. The fire and evacuation zone are visible on our web map as well:
McCully Mountain Fire Burning at Five Acres – Level 1 (BE READY) Issued
The @Oregon Department of Forestry – North Cascade District is working a 5-acre fire southwest of McCully Mountain. The fire is past the locked gates of Thomas Creek Drive, and in remote terrain. As a precaution, Fire Incident Command and Sheriff Michelle Duncan are issuing a LEVEL 1 (BE READY) Evacuation Preparedness Alert for the following area:
Beginning at the intersection of South Cedar Mill Rd and Trask Road, south to Thomas Creek, traversing the creek west to where Bear Creek dumps into Thomas Creek, then north to the intersection of South McCully Mountain Road and East McCully Mountain Road, encompassing all residences on both sides of both South McCully Mountain Road and East McCully Mountain Road.
While the areas within a LEVEL 1 (BE READY) Evacuation Preparedness Alert remain open, persons living or visiting the LEVEL 1 area should stay alert and prepared, as evacuation levels can change with fire conditions quickly and alerts may not be able to be delivered to cell phones in the area.
At this time, no sheltering for persons or animals is being established, but area residence are encouraged to make plans for evacuation of themselves and their animals, should the situation change.
For more information on evacuations, visit https://www.linnsheriff.org/ and @LinnSheriff .
Important Links:
Air & Smoke Map: https://fire.airnow.gov/
Oregon Department of Forestry – North Cascade District: https://www.facebook.com/odfnorthcascade
