Bolt Creek Fire

Skykomish, Washington wildfire prompts evacuations, road closures. This video was taken by Hussain Aleaziz who appears to be at a campsite near the blaze. KING ...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that a State Mobilization request has been approved for the Bolt Creek Fire, which means that resources across the state are on their way to help put it out. At around 12:00 p.m., the [Snohomish County](https://www.q13fox.com/tag/us/wa/snohomish-county) Sheriff's Office (SCSO) issued level 3 notices from east Eagle Falls to the Grotto areas as well. the fire exploded to 2,000 acres in size. "Yeah I’m at my parents house in Bothell now," said Aleaziz. "It was kind of a crazy scene this morning," said Aleaziz. Anyone in need of assistance is asked to call 911. "PLEASE don't go around road closures," said WSDOT in a Twitter post on Saturday. [King County](https://www.q13fox.com/tag/us/wa/king-county) Sheriff's Office (KCSO), anyone living from Skykomish to Index, north of Highway 2 is under a level 3 evacuation, meaning ‘go now’. "I woke up around 4:45 in the morning and I opened my tent and I could see a little bit of a glow over the ridge across from the river. About an hour later, I woke up to the camp host telling everybody to evacuate. Numerous people living in Everett, Snohomish, Bothell, Lake Stevens and Granite Falls [received emergency alerts on their cell phones by mistake.](https://www.q13fox.com/news/evacuation-orders-underway-accidental-emergency-alert-lands-on-phones-across-snohomish-county) The DNR says between 300-400 homes are under evacuation notices.

State fire mobilization is currently underway as firefighters work on containing the Bolt Creek Fire in Skykomish. The Bolt Creek Fire started on Saturday ...

The road is only open to people evacuating. Cause of the fire is currently under investigation. State fire mobilization is currently underway as firefighters work on containing the Bolt Creek Fire in Skykomish.

The Bolt Creek fire was first reported early Saturday. Evacuation orders have been issued for nearby communities.

Only evacuees leaving homes in the area, and first responders, were being permitted to drive there, and that traffic was moving as needed, said Joe Calabro, a WSDOT spokesperson. Helens, has spurred Level 3 evacuations from the border of Cowlitz and Lewis counties and the border of Skamania and Cowlitz counties. “This closure’s going to remain in place through the weekend,” Calabro said. Traffic on Interstate 90 is expected to be more congested than usual on Sunday, when thousands return home from weekend travel, because of expected wildfire-related closures for both Stevens Pass and White Pass, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Wicks-Arshack had never seen fire like that west of the mountains, but wondered if it was a sign of things to come. Benjamin Jurkovich, a weather chaser who traveled to Index on Saturday morning to get a glimpse of the late-summer winds, said he could see flames on the mountains leaping 40 feet in the air. The haze is likely to He could feel hot air rocketing down from the mountains in the east, the perfect weather for spreading a large fire. That the fire spread so rapidly on the wet side of the state only drive home fears that this could be a glimpse of the routine in a changing climate. A mandatory, Level 3 evacuation was ordered for anyone between Index and Skykomish, north of Highway 2, meaning they must leave the area. Sky Valley Fire said on Facebook it had received reports of trapped hikers along the popular corridor. DNR spokesperson Ryan Rodruck said the fire is burning through timber in mountainous terrain.