Horseshoe Fire Continues to burn

The Horseshoe Fire continues to burn on the southwest flank of Mt. Adams and in the Mt. Adams Wilderness. As of Tuesday morning, the fire had not grown since the weekend, with 250 acres burned so far. According to incident commander Brian Gales, a scout team found the fire had burned to the 2012 Cascade Creek Fire boundary along the fire’s south and east perimeter. Minimum impact suppression techniques, or MIST, are being used in all firefighting activities in the Mt. Adams Wilderness. Crews are attempting to limit impacts on the wilderness and cultural resources. A spike camp for firefighters is being established to increase efficiency. At last report, there were 5 crews onsite, 3 helicopters and 1 water tender. 170 personnel are fighting the fire, which has a containment of zero precent. The cause is undetermined at this point.

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