Fire burns 3,103 acres

On-ground personnel worked to combat the Haoe Lead Fire inside the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest by creating a burn Monday. The smoke from Monday’s start can be seen in the center of this photo from the Obadiah Overlook on the Cherohala Skyway; to the left is smoke from the original fire, which started April 12. Photo courtesy of Joe Leak/U.S. Forest Service Safety Officer, Southern Area Gray Incident Management Team

As seen from the Shute Cove overlook on the Cherohala Skyway Monday, a helicopter drops water from Lake Santeetlah onto the Haoe Lead Fire. Photo courtesy of Jessica Wehr/U.S. Forest Service Public Information Officer