HomeMy WebLinkAbout070725 - News Release_ Bear Gulch Fire Limits Access to Lake Cushman Corridor (FS-24) and Staircase areaALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them.
<https://pld9h64ab.cc.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=15161d8a-8cc9-4355-bd45-5d09dae1b9c5&a=1133778898287&c=275e7af2-9fd4-11ec-8981-fa163e9af8f6&ch=275f5e4a-9fd4-11ec-8981-fa163e9af8f6>
<https://files.constantcontact.com/f104d7af701/a9075dc7-b495-4e85-8d6d-d789f2f7e50e.png?rdr=true>
Olympic National Forest
News News Release
Contact: Corina Rendón
sm.fs.onfpao@usda.gov <mailto:sm.fs.oly_so_admin@usda.gov>
www.fs.usda.gov/r06/olympic <https://pld9h64ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Hy81aEL5ISohC7C_WvmI6u5B1XWwSQWOgjEUGjj0S8eXO3RuIdGtXWvaupCMQXexBEmgf9qxgPeHBNPOcDCoZ_P0E_ZA0xPPHlvueMK41uCGDXTbQeym5ddc4erjxHlWi
hfOUorIvoK6VF6BX7BXNBhwt27_DJAHG0VMOOxdiSQ=&c=ToxoLoFnT53sC0V0V7uhNeaQBrPjqUpaA7Bx8Vpd3Fd-GE58vwNPJw==&ch=CBJnNCujRg-vEwyY06TeSP4z297AMGwkOartrPlAs59BoRlEV1I1Ew==>
Bear Gulch Fire Limits Access to Lake Cushman Corridor (FS-24) and Staircase area
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 7, 2025 — On July 6, a human-caused fire was reported in Olympic National Forest near the Mt. Rose Trailhead along the Lake Cushman Corridor. The fire – named the
Bear Gulch Fire – is burning on a steep, rocky slope north of Lake Cushman and southeast of the Staircase area of Olympic National Park <https://pld9h64ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Hy81aEL5ISohC7C_WvmI
6u5B1XWwSQWOgjEUGjj0S8eXO3RuIdGtXW3NoLkrcqhDIw91vak3em263okx9LjycW6Up1x3VLxDtRSraJi3urfmLX3TybsVxxwYvUeJJ4_a5_ciFbcJLbKLrqsvQ1IQyh43_qL30PCr1fPOlXgT2yE=&c=ToxoLoFnT53sC0V0V7uhNeaQBrPjqUpaA7Bx8Vpd3Fd-
GE58vwNPJw==&ch=CBJnNCujRg-vEwyY06TeSP4z297AMGwkOartrPlAs59BoRlEV1I1Ew==> . The fire is approximately 200 acres. There is no current threat to structures or nearby communities.
Due to the steep and rocky terrain, aviation resources offer the safest and most effective method for fighting the fire. Scoopers have been responding using water from Lake Cushman which
has mitigated spread. Four interagency engines are responding to accessible areas near FS-24 and the lower ends of the fire. Tomorrow additional crews will arrive to provide more support.
The following recreation sites are inaccessible:
* Staircase Area and Campground (in Olympic National Park)
* Bear Gulch Day Use Area
* Mt. Rose Trailhead
* Dry Creek Trailhead
* Copper Creek Trailhead
Public and firefighter safety remains our top priority. To support this effort visitors are being asked to avoid the Lake Cushman/Staircase area.
For updates regarding the Bear Gulch Fire, visit the Olympic National Forest website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/olympic <https://pld9h64ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Hy81aEL5ISohC7C_WvmI6u5B1XWwSQWOg
jEUGjj0S8eXO3RuIdGtXWvaupCMQXex2-HIONC2emN4YNHG2KrTBFA7KJJz_8LvMmgaSLB99gtPnkDNP40hdYKF8a9Y7X-WvR4hIhk0fS522n37nec-UzfCJxNvA0j8copfaLDxKwQ=&c=ToxoLoFnT53sC0V0V7uhNeaQBrPjqUpaA7Bx8Vpd3Fd-GE58vwNPJw==&
ch=CBJnNCujRg-vEwyY06TeSP4z297AMGwkOartrPlAs59BoRlEV1I1Ew==> and follow @olympicforest on social media.
###
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Olympic National Forest | www.fs.usda.gov/olympic <https://pld9h64ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Hy81aEL5ISohC7C_WvmI6u5B1XWwSQWOgjEUGjj0S8eXO3RuIdGtXY21coG1Fjyr2Mzmw0_iTKZGFEk2UN_zqKB6C9E4nux2XiFpd6_Ugli
6rsJ6K_yg5gIoWWfahnGz7paP7BHTTYQmaz93CCiUBW65B2g32ODp&c=ToxoLoFnT53sC0V0V7uhNeaQBrPjqUpaA7Bx8Vpd3Fd-GE58vwNPJw==&ch=CBJnNCujRg-vEwyY06TeSP4z297AMGwkOartrPlAs59BoRlEV1I1Ew==>
<https://pld9h64ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Hy81aEL5ISohC7C_WvmI6u5B1XWwSQWOgjEUGjj0S8eXO3RuIdGtXY21coG1Fjyrx8I8cR2kYAvHJYNvixvf9cTUSan_d44n5AsPGRyXWO-KBhqQUl_tzfOG-W3PvEC8L-N1x_f2KVAvqfE_1kww-KuKBEXF
YoX9xxzUrF6t-zg=&c=ToxoLoFnT53sC0V0V7uhNeaQBrPjqUpaA7Bx8Vpd3Fd-GE58vwNPJw==&ch=CBJnNCujRg-vEwyY06TeSP4z297AMGwkOartrPlAs59BoRlEV1I1Ew==> <https://pld9h64ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Hy81aEL5ISohC7C_W
vmI6u5B1XWwSQWOgjEUGjj0S8eXO3RuIdGtXY21coG1FjyrMaXu_l2bxc7yqV1ZSs1ywQfijxtGNFUiUUbrIgfnalnvNNqgR8osXfCdyggBmHGdfPggQ7VypC4JABiC48ABPgk6FHsVAyn6&c=ToxoLoFnT53sC0V0V7uhNeaQBrPjqUpaA7Bx8Vpd3Fd-GE58vwNPJ
w==&ch=CBJnNCujRg-vEwyY06TeSP4z297AMGwkOartrPlAs59BoRlEV1I1Ew==>
Olympic National Forest | 1835 Black Lk Blvd SW | Olympia, WA 98512 US
Unsubscribe <https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=0015Z7Ysv1HS4pwGGwfDNzD1g%3D&ch=275f5e4a-9fd4-11ec-8981-fa163e9af8f6&ca=15161d8a-8cc9-4355-bd45-5d09dae1b9c5> | Update Profile
<https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=0015Z7Ysv1HS4pwGGwfDNzD1g%3D&ch=275f5e4a-9fd4-11ec-8981-fa163e9af8f6&ca=15161d8a-8cc9-4355-bd45-5d09dae1b9c5> | Constant Contact Data
Notice <https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/customer-contact-data-notice>
<https://www.constantcontact.com/landing1/vr/home?cc=nge&utm_campaign=nge&rmc=VF21_CPE&utm_medium=VF21_CPE&utm_source=viral&pn=usda&nav=15161d8a-8cc9-4355-bd45-5d09dae1b9c5>