Update: Brush Fire Closes Trails on Mt. Si

Update, 10:40 a.m. July 27: The entire trail system on Mt. Si is now closed as crews continue to fight a brush fire that is now 10 acres in size.

The Washington Department of Natural Resources announced the closure at around 10 a.m. Saturday, saying the trails would remain closed "until further notice." The Seattle Times reports the closure is in place to protect climbers and hikers as a helicopter dumps water on the blaze.

The fire has been contained at the base of the mountain, but firefighters are still working to control it at the top, according to the Times.

—Caitlin Moran

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Original post, July 26: Eastside Firefighters are battling yet another difficult brush fire in North Bend on the lower elevations of Mt. St, according to Eastside Fire & Rescue.

The fire is reported to be burning uphill off Mt Si Road and 444th Ave. SE and is nearly an acre in size.

Several firefighting units are responding to the scene: Engine 87, 281, Brush 66, 71, 662, Battalion 71, 281, Air Unit 81, as well as units from the Forest Service, DNR, and a Helicopter to drop water.

Local firefighters from the North County hand line team, a wildfire firefighting company, have also been deployed to fight the fire.

The fire comes on the same day the King County Fire Marshal's Office issued a Phase 1 Burn Ban for recreational fires.

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.