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Volume 87
No. 48 • WWW.FORKSFORUM.COM •

Lake Crescent-
Hwy 101 Project Calm before …. hunting season
Construction
Activity: For the
week of Sept. 10
Guardrail installation on the
Lake Crescent road project was
scheduled to begin Tuesday at
the eastern end of the project zone
near milepost 222. Drivers should
expect up to half-hour delays dur-
ing weekday work hours.
Work continues on the mechan-
ically-stabilized earth wall near
milepost 223, located west of
the Lake Crescent Lodge area. A
temporary traffic signal is installed
at this location. Drivers should
expect short delays after hours
and on the weekend for the signal.
Please watch for flaggers con-
trolling traffic.
Upcoming work includes strip-
ing. Paving is complete for the
2018 construction season.
Check the park website for up-
dates and a map of the project at
go.nps.gov/LCHwy101Project.

Modification of
Aug. 6 burn ban in
City of Forks Earlier this summer these bull elk were resting comfortably not too far from downtown Forks. Photo David Youngberg
In light of the anticipated rain that
was forcast and happened over the
weekend, the City of Forks burn
ban was modified last Friday to Cedar shake mill south of Forks a total loss
permit the use of recreational fires
in fire pits, briquette barbecues and By Jesse Major
Olympic Peninsula News Group
wood-fired smokers. A recreational
fire is defined as being one that is
controlled within a 3-foot diam- A cedar shake mill south of Forks was destroyed as a
eter with height of materials and blaze ripped through the building last Wednesday morning.
A passerby reported the fire at about 8:30 a.m., said Bill
ECRWSS - BOXHOLDER

flames not exceeding 2 feet. Such

Paul, chief of Clallam County Fire District No. 1.
US Postage Paid

fires cannot be used to burn trash,

Permit No. 6

PRSRT STD

Paul was on scene within three minutes and with the

Forks, WA

paper, etc.
Utilization of gas fired grills is
still permitted under this clarifica-
tion and/or modification.
Please remember, that there is no
residential burning (yard debris,
etc.) within the City of Forks and
the Forks Urban Growth Area
which is nearly all of Forks Prairie.
The order was signed by Bill
Paul, Fire Chief Clallam County
Fire District #1 on Sept. 7.
help of 14 firefighters from Fire District No. 1, the
Department of Natural Resources, Clallam County Fire
District No. 6 and the La Push Fire Department, was able
to have the fire contained within about an hour.
Firefighters from several agencies were on scene
throughout Wednesday morning extinguishing hot spots,
Paul said. His fire district remained on scene through the
night on fire watch.
Paul said when he arrived at the fire at 185183 U.S.
Highway 101, about 4 miles south of Forks, the cedar mill
Photos Forks Fire Department
See MILL, page 12

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