A campfire ban starts Aug. 1 as the Bear Gulch Fire grows past 3,000 acres, closing Lake Cushman, trails and Staircase campground.

Evacuation Levels: The Bear Gulch Fire area near Dry Creek Trail is in a Level 3 “GO” evacuation. This includes the Staircase ...

The Bear Gulch Fire area near Dry Creek Trail is under a Level 3 “GO NOW” evacuation order. This includes the Staircase ...

The Bear Gulch Fire prompts Level 3 evacuations in Mason County as it spreads over 1,200 acres with 8% containment.

Level 3 "Go Now" evacuations have been issued for parts of Mason County on Wednesday morning due to increased fire activity ...

A Level 3 "GO" evacuation was ordered for areas near Lake Cushman in Olympic National Forest Thursday as the Bear Gulch fire ...

The Bear Gulch Fire burning near Lake Cushman is growing and firefighters are struggling to contain it. It’s now almost 2,000 ...

In just a few short days the Bear Gulch Fire on the Olympic Peninsula has nearly tripled in size and burned deeper into the ...

LAKE CUSHMAN, Wash. — Firefighters are continuing efforts to contain the Bear Gulch Fire in Olympic National Forest, where steep terrain and a critical dead-end road are complicating containment ...

The USFS said the fire near Bear Gulch had grown from 200 to 300 acres on Tuesday. The fire was 0% contained Tuesday morning, but it was not threatening communities or structures.

The fire has burned more than 1,000 acres and is 10% contained as of Monday, as it inches toward the popular Staircase area ...