450-acre wildfire burning near Lake Chelan
MANSON, Wash. -- Firefighters are battling a 450 acre wildfire burning on private property near Lake Chelan, the US Forest Service reported.
The 25-mile fire was reported Thursday afternoon and local fire crews, USFS fire crews and Department of Natural Resources responded to s state park north of Manson, Wash. The Forest Service reported that the fire is burning on both private land and Forest Service land, and was moving down toward the Mitchell Creek drainage.
A Washington Department of Natural Resources Type 3 Incident Management Team has been ordered to the area to manage the fire suppression efforts.
Currently, there are a 20-person fire crew and two helicopters on scene. The Forest Service has closed Mitchell Creek campground as a precaution.No evacuations have been ordered for residents.