Pagami Creek Fire - Wed Sept 14: Limited growth expected today

Lisa Radosevich-Craig is a public information officer for the US Forest Service based in Ely. She spoke with WTIP volunteer hosts Tracy Benson and Mark Abrahamson on Wednesday morning, September 14.

The Pagami Creek Fire has now burned more than 100,000 acres and 156 square miles of forest across Lake County and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Winds from the northwest today are expected to continue to push the fire south and east, generally toward Lake County Road 7, but according to USFS Public Information Officer Lisa Radosevich-Craig, the fire is not expected to spread significantly. "The fire growth is not expected to be much today," said Radosevich-Craig on Wednesday morning, September 14. "They're saying maybe a quarter of a mile of growth and that's more on the south, southeast side. So this is where the cooler temperatures really are helping."