Two wildfires in Mark Twain National Forest under containment

Two wildfires, each in a separate area of the Forest are currently being responded to be Mark Twain National Forest personnel:

• The Beason Hollow Fire is located approximately 15 miles southwest of Salem and is expected to reach about 650 acres in size. by the end of the day
• The Barn Log is located approximately 10 miles south of Winona and is expected to reach about 400 acres by nightfall.

Progress toward containment is going well on each of the fires. Firefighters will be working the fires late into this evening. If weather continues to cooperate, they are expecting to have the fires contained by around 10 PM.

People may encounter smoke near these fires, or in areas where the wind moves the smoke. If you do encounter smokey conditions, or see firefighting vehicles, please drive using extra caution and have your headlights on. Firefighters’ vehicles are often parked along the side of the narrow roads in the areas where the fire is located.

If there is no significant growth to these fires, expect not to see another update email until tomorrow morning.