A Level 3 “GO” evacuation was ordered for areas near Lake Cushman in Olympic National Forest Thursday as the Bear Gulch fire grew to more than 3,000 acres and was only 3% contained.

According to Watch Duty , a nonprofit organization that helps track wildfire information and alert the public, the fire had grown to 3,921.9 acres by Friday, Aug. 1. The fire was first reported on July 6 and was human caused, but an exact origin has yet to be determined.

According to a July 31 post on the official fire information Facebook page , the fire originated on the north side of Lake Cushman near Mount Rose. No structures have been damaged so far.

Lake Cushman has been closed for public use and so that lake water can be accessed by helicopters fighting the fire. Campgrounds and trails within the

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