TROUT LAKE — The Mount Adams Complex of small fires in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest was reported to be 83 percent contained Tuesday.
The Spiral Fire, which burned an acre of timber in the Big Lava Bed north of Willard, has been put out.
Crews are mopping up hot spots on the 63-acre Riley Fire, one of the small fires of the Mount Adams Complex on the west side of the Mount Adams Wilderness.
Firefighters seek out hot spots, spray water on the charred logs and turn over smouldering duff, according to the website of Washington Interagency Incident Management Team No. 4.
“The rugged terrain is slowing progress,” said Brian Gales, incident commander. “Firefighters are methodically mitigating hazards as they work to suppress the Riley Fire.”
At the 340-acre Horseshoe Fire, a crew and a faller group remain, using hand-held infrared sensors to seek out remaining heat sources.
Resource specialists for the Forest Service are working with firefighting crews to oversee rehabilitation of trails, helispots and the Horseshoe Fire spike camp near Island Lake in the wilderness area.
Personnel working the Mount Adams Complex was down to 231 this morning.
