Forest visitors asked to help speed work to open forest by staying out of closure
information released; photo above:Heavy equipment staging in Dryden, WA ready to be put to work on Labor Mountain fire repairs. USDA Forest Service photo.
This work is needed to mitigate adverse effects to resources and restore safe public access while protecting existing infrastructure.
There is currently a fire closure in place for most of the Labor Mountain Fire area. While fire suppression repair is occurring, it is especially critical that forest visitors respect the closure so staff and contractors can safely and efficiently get this work completed and the area can reopen as soon as possible.
Some areas outside the current fire closure area will have limited access as this work is completed. To lessen the need for additional closures, the forest will temporarily limit access to roads and trails being worked on, as needed.
Areas outside the current fire closure that will be impacted include:
- Teanaway Road area to the south of the closure:
- North Fork Teanaway Road, FS RD 9737 and FS 9737-112
- Stafford Creek Road, FS RD 9703 and FS 9703-112
- Iron Creek area, FS Road 9714
- Mission Creek, Canyon #2 and Horse Lake Mtn. to the east of the closure:
- FS 7101/7102- Mission Creek/2 Canyon
Work areas within the closure will include:
- Ingalls, Camas and Ruby Creeks to the North of the closure:
- Forest Roads 111,180, 181, 183
- Highway 97 Corridor:
- FS Road 800/7224
Recreational trail repairs will include:
- Devils Gulch Trail #1220 Network
- Number 2 Canyon Trail Network
- Bear Creek Trail (Tr # 1351)
Fire personnel and contractors circled up on May 5, 2026 to get briefed and ready to work on Labor Mountain fire repairs. USDA Forest Service photo.
The 2025 Labor Mountain fire burned approximately 43,000 acres west of Wenatchee on the Cle Elum and Wenatchee River Ranger Districts from September 1 into October.
There was a quick transition from active fire suppression to rapid demobilization after widespread rain and snow fell on the incident in mid-October.
Deteriorating winter weather, safety concerns, and diminished firefighter capacity all contributed to minimal completion of repairs needed to roads, dozer lines, handlines and trails from impacts of suppressing the Labor Mountain Fire.
Labor Mountain Fire, USFS Photo 10/19/25
Once work is completed the closure will be reduced or removed entirely.
- Please check the closure order status at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/alerts.
- Map of the closure at: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/44658a89c53d4957a799a6a50dd341aa.
About the Forest Service:
The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
