9/4/2025 Lower Sugarloaf Fire Update

 

Lower Sugarloaf Fire Update
Thursday, September 4, 2025, 10am
		Phone: (509) 223-9097
		Email: 2025.lowersugarloaf@firenet.gov
		Fire Information:
		Inciweb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-lower-sugarloaf-fire
		Facebook: Lower Sugarloaf Fire 2025
Size:  6,223 acres							Incident start date: Sept 1, 2025
Containment: 0%							Cause: Lightning
Location: 17 miles west of Enitat, Washington							Fuels: Timber, brush
Resources:	5 crews		8 engines	5 helicopters	2 dozers	6 water tenders		Total personnel: 150

Current situation:

The Lower Sugarloaf Fire was ignited on August 31, 2025, by a dry lightning storm passing over Central Washington. The fire is burning partially in the footprint of the 1994 Tyee Fire and the 2018 Cougar Creek Fire, as well as thick timber and brush that has not seen fire within record.

A Red Flag Warning is effect through 9 p.m. on Thursday. Hot temperatures and low humidity will lead to extreme fire behavior conditions. The fire was active yesterday and overnight with spotting and tree touching.

Crews will be performing structure protection in the Dry Creek area and dozer lines will be put in from Chumstick into Dry Creek. The focus of today’s operations will be to strengthen and improve preexisting fire lines on Mosquito Ridge to prevent fire growth to the south. Aircraft will be utilized as smoke clears and air conditions allow.

 

Evacuations:

Chelan County Sheriff’s Office has issued Evacuation advisories and notices for parts of the fire area, please visit www.co.chelan.wa.us/emergency-management/pages/active-emergencies for the latest evacuation information.

 

Smoke:

Smoke is very visible to the communities of Plain, Leavenworth, Wenatchee, and Entiat. The National Weather Service has issued an Air Quality Alert for the area. Go to WASmokeBlog (https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/) or AirNow (https://www.airnow.gov/)  for air quality information.

 

Other:

The Southern Area Type-3 GRAY Team assumed command of the fire this morning. Tomorrow the fire will transfer to the Northwest Complex Incident Management Team 3.