JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The PA Bureau of Forestry Incident Management team sent an update on day five of the large wildfire near Jim Thorpe in Carbon County.
DNCR says containment has been raised to 66%, up from 53% on Tuesday.
Some structures, including buildings on the outskirts of Jim Thorpe and Long Run Road, are still at risk, as are environmental impacts to watershed property, private land, Reading Blue Mountain, and Northern Railroad Company corridor infrastructure.
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According to DNCR, no structures have been lost at this time.
They say smoke will likely settle into the valley during the evening.
The D & L Hiking Trail is temporarily closed from mile marker 102 to 107 while hazard tree felling work is being completed by firefighters.
Firefighters are assigned to operate day and night so that the fire is being watched until it is fully contained. They say the highest priority is protecting the homes in the Long Run Road area on the Eastern boundary of the fire.
