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Moose Mountain Fire Evacuation Status Upgraded

Sunday, August 23, 2026

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The Moose Mountain Fire, burning 4 miles north of Kelly Forks Campground, prompted a change in evacuation status from READY to SET on August 22 due to increased fire activity. The fire crossed a Management Action Point, triggering a closure of Forest Road #250 in Black Canyon along the North Fork of the Clearwater River.

Residents near the fire should monitor official updates as the fire remains active. The fire, ignited by lightning, continues to burn within the Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests unit. No additional details on containment or resource deployment were provided in the public update.

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

Checked against the public record5 of 12 claims · 42%

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

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The Moose Mountain Fire is burning 4 miles north of Kelly Forks Campground“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 prompted a change in evacuation status from READY to SET on August 22“On August 22nd, warmer, drier weather increased fire activity and contributed to spotting along the eastern perimeter. The fire crossed a predetermined Management Action Point, triggering a fire area closure and a change in evacuation status from READY to SET.”
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The change in evacuation status was due to increased fire activity“On August 22nd, warmer, drier weather increased fire activity and contributed to spotting along the eastern perimeter. The fire crossed a predetermined Management Action Point, triggering a fire area closure and a change in evacuation status from READY to SET.”
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The Moose Mountain Fire crossed a Management Action Point“The fire crossed a predetermined Management Action Point, triggering a fire area closure and a change in evacuation status from READY to SET.”
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The crossing of the Management Action Point triggered a closure of Forest Road #250 in Black Canyon“null”
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Forest Road #250 is along the North Fork of the Clearwater River“null”
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Residents near the fire should monitor official updates“null”
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The fire remains activeNot found in the source record — unverified.
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The Moose Mountain Fire was ignited 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 fire continues to burn within the Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests unitNot found in the source record — unverified.
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No additional details on containment were provided in the public update“null”
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No additional details on resource deployment were provided in the public update“null”