Wildfire Updates: Twentyfive Mile Fire 50 Percent Contained, All Evacuations Lifted

The Twentyfive Mile Fire at Lake Chelan continues to generate large clouds of smoke, but firefighters say it's not burning out of control.

The smoke is mostly coming from large-sized fuels such as dead logs that are extremely dry, and will continue to burn despite recent rains.

Response team Commander Randy Johnson says crews have largely been successful in battling the fire.

"We're at that point in the incident where we want to celebrate our successes, not be too over optimistic, but really understand the good work that's been done on this incident, and where we've got it now as compared to where it was at a couple of weeks ago," said Johnson. "The fire is not out, but we are definitely not being pushed the way we had been in previous days, previous weeks."

There's been internal burning of dead timber and snags, which firefighters say will continue as long as the fire lasts.

Johnson says the recent rainfall has been helpful in battling the fire, which is now burning 21,186 acres and is 50 percent contained.

Chelan County Emergency Management announced that all evacuation notices connected to the fire were no longer in effect as of Monday at noon.

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The Schneider Springs Fire northwest of Yakima is now considered a “megafire” since it has grown to more than 100,000 acres - currently 102,407 acres.

But some evacuation notices have been downgraded because of the recent rainfall and progress by fire crews.

No buidlings have been lost from the Schneider Springs Fire, which started from a lightning strike in early August.

More than 700 personnel are working the fire, which is 17 percent contained.

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The Nason Fire at Lake Wenatchee is burning 736 acres and is 15 percent contained.

It's isolated in very steep, rocky terrain that is difficult for firefighters to get to.

The Nason Fire produces clouds of smoke at times, but is not a threat to any homes or buildings, and no evacuation notices are listed for the area.

For the safety of firefighters and the public, approximately 3 miles of Road 6700 is closed to public traffic, from Lake Minotaur Trailhead (southwest edge of the fire) to Rainy Creek Campground (northwest edge of the fire).

The Nason Fire was started by lightning on August 3. A crew of 18 people are handling the fire.