Overnight aerial surveys showed the Nakia Creek Fire is smaller than officials thought Tuesday and was burning 156 acres Wednesday morning near Larch Mountain, about 9 miles northeast of Camas, according to Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency.
On Tuesday, the fire was believed to be 250 acres, and crews made good progress on establishing control lines around the fire. Firefighters particularly strengthened control lines to the south of the fire, which CRESA spokesman Eric Frank said on the agency’s website is good news for people in evacuation zones.
About 220 homes along the Clark-Skamania county border were issued evacuation warnings as of late Tuesday afternoon. The majority of these notices were Level 1 — Be Ready. About 14 addresses fell under a Level 2 notice — Be Set. No residents were under a Level 3 notice — Go Now, according to Frank. There were no changes to the evacuation notices Wednesday.
The fire — burning in the Larch Block of the Yacolt Burn State Forest — was 10 percent contained as of Wednesday morning. The fire information page on InciWeb shows an estimated containment date of Oct. 31.
