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Moose Mountain Fire Evacuation Status Changed

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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The Moose Mountain Fire, started by lightning, has prompted a change in evacuation status from READY to SET as of August 22.

Forest Road #250 in Black Canyon is closed due to fire activity near the North Fork of the Clearwater River. The fire crossed a Management Action Point, requiring the closure and evacuation status update.

Residents near the fire should monitor updates from the Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests for further instructions.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idncf-moose-mountain

Checked against the public record4 of 7 claims · 57%

Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Moose Mountain Fire was started by lightning“Moose Mountain is a wildfire started by lightning and burning approximately 4 miles north of Kelly Forks Campground and Guard Station.”
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The Moose Mountain Fire has prompted a change in evacuation status from READY to SET as of August 22“null”
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Forest Road #250 in Black Canyon is closed due to fire activity“The Moose Mountain Fire has burned down to the North Fork of the Clearwater River prompting a closure of that section of Forest Road #250 in Black Canyon.”
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The fire activity is near the North Fork of the Clearwater River“The Moose Mountain Fire has burned down to the North Fork of the Clearwater River prompting a closure of that section of Forest Road #250 in Black Canyon.”
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The Moose Mountain Fire crossed a Management Action Point“null”
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The crossing of the Management Action Point required the closure of Forest Road #250 in Black Canyon“null”
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Residents near the fire should monitor updates from the Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests“Moose Mountain Fire Update — 5,486 acresCurrent perimeter map for the Moose Mountain Fire (ID-NCF-000349) on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, as of 08/29/2026 at 1449 MDT. The fire is holding at 5,486 acres.Forest closures remain in effect, along with road closures on FSR 250, FSR 255, and FSR 737 near Moose City and Kelly Forks Work Center. Please check current road status before traveling in the area and follow all posted closures.”