CONTACT: Superior National Forest, Kawishiwi Ranger District , 218-365-2093,
218-343-3026; Inciweb.org or www.fs.fed.us/r9/superior
Special Notifications: Various closures are in effect due to the Parley
Fire, the Hoist Bay Fire, and the Canadian Emerald Fire near Knife Lake. Please
see the details below. Public Safety
crews are posting these areas. Also, fire
restrictions remain in effect in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Campfires are allowed only between 7 p.m. and midnight.
Current Fire Activity:
Parley Lake Fire, due to better mapping, this fire is at 35 acres, within the BWCAW, T66 R12 S18, east of the
Beartrap River, north of Sunday Lake, west of Sunday Bay of Crooked Lake,
discovered Sept 12. Aircraft are continuing water drops. Ground crews are on
scene. Containment – 10%. Personnel –
28. Closures: Campsites on Sunday and Saturday Bays of
Crooked Lake, the Beartrap River, and Zones 1, 2, and 5 of the Sundial
Primitive Management Area are closed. Travel through Sunday and Saturday Bays is still being allowed.
Hoist Bay Fire: Remains
at 2
1/2 acres, T64 R10 S17, between Hoist and Back Bay of Basswood Lake. This fire
was detected on 9/12/12. Aircraft water drops continue. Fire crews are on scene. Containment – 75%. Personnel – 8. Closures: Four mile portage, Ella Hall, Muskeg,
Slumber, and Mud Lakes (out of Fall Lake) plus Back Bay and Hoist Bay of
Basswood. Additional portage closures
include Pipestone to Back Bay, Back Bay toward Half Dog Island/Basswood, and
from Hoist Bay to Good Lake. Public
Safety crews are notifying visitors in the area.
Fort Frances #53, also known as the Norway Point Fire remains on
Canadian soil and is being monitored by Quetico and U.S. personnel.
Fort Frances #59/Emerald Lake Fire, between Knife Lake and Emerald Lake, approximately 500
acres, and continues to be very active. The fire remains on the Quetico side
and a Canadian fire crew is on scene. A closure has been put in place on the
U.S. side to ensure visitor safety. Closure: From the US/Canadian
border heading south along the section lines of T65N, R7 W, sections 21 and 28,
including all campsites on islands and peninsulas on adjacent lands, the
following lakes, portages, and campsites are closed: from the US/Canadian border on Knife Lake to
the east end of Swamp Lake, South Arm of Knife Lake, Little Knife Lake, Amoeber
Lake, Topaz Lake, Cherry Lake, Hanson Lake, Clam Lake, Lunar Lake, Lake of the
Clouds, Rivalry Lake, Gijikiki Lake,
Ester Lake, Ottertrack Lake, Rabbit Lake, Ashdick Lake, and Swamp Lake. Portages from South Arm of Knife Lake to
Bonnie Lake, South Arm of Knife Lake to Sema Lake, South Arm of Knife Lake to
Eddy Lake, Swamp Lake to Saganaga Lake are closed. Northbound travel from Bonnie Lake, across
the Bonnie Lake to South Arm Knife Lake portage, and west bound transit through
the South Arm Knife Lake to Knife Lake and out of the closure area is allowed. Closure signs will be posted.
Peterson Lake Fire on the east side of the forest near Horn Lake: T 62
R4 S14, SW of the NW, detected 9/12, is one quarter acre. Aircraft and ground
crew work continues.
Mora Lake Fire on the east side of the forest, detected on 9/12, one
tenth of an acre.
Resources Available: Forest Service Fire Engines, aircraft
in Ely include two Forest Service Beaver float planes and one Cessna on floats,
one Type 2 helicopter, and two Type 3 helicopters. CL215s and more helicopters are available if
needed.
Controlled Fires:
Cummings
Lake Fire: T64 R14 Section 28, BWCAW; declared ‘controlled’ on 9/12/12. The
fire line is holding well but the fire will not be out without significant rain
or snowfall. This fire will be monitored by both ground and air crews.
Camp
Lake Fire is one tenth of an acre. Declared ‘controlled’ on 9/12/12.
Fires Suppressed and Declared Out:
The
Batista Fire near Batista Lake, Township 66, Range 13, the northeast corner of
Section 9—east of (U.S.) Agnes and west of Iron Lake, was declared out. Wooden
Leg Fire (T64 R9 Section 13: -91 25.43, 48 01.42) out. The lake, portage, and trail closures associated with this fire are
lifted. Fire restrictions (fires only between 7
p.m. and midnight) are still in effect in this area as well as within the
entire BWCAW.
Birch
Lake #2 Fire was fought by Forest Service, Morse/Fall Lake, and Babbitt Fire
Departments. The fire is declared ‘out’ at one tenth of an acre.
8
other fires were declared out between September 6th and 10th.