Batterman Road Fire Now 80% Contained

The Batterman Road Fire remains at just over 14,000 acres and is 80% contained as of Friday.

Northwest Incident Management Team 12 Public Information Officer Heather Appelhof said the fire activity over the last couple of days has been minimal, with creeping and smoldering in the interior of the fire.

Firefighters will continue to monitor and secure containment lines and mop up in the fire area. The Incident Management Team will hand the fire back over to local resources Saturday.

All the remaining aircraft have been moved off of the blaze and personnel has been reduced from 336 Thursday to 255 Friday. The Incident Management Team's demobilization of fire resources was paused Friday as crews and engines that were set to be released were sent to support efforts on nearby fires that started overnight.

All evacuation levels have been dropped to Level 1. Road closures remain in place for Rock Island Grade.

The cause is still unknown.