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North Lake Cle Elum <br />North Lake Cle Elum extends from the Northern portion of Cooper and Fish Lakes, since there is <br />significant recreational cabin use along the Cle Elum River, along Lake Cle Elum to the Ronald Area. <br />This area contains many new residential developments since 2009 and is expanding rapidly, but also <br />includes areas that have been developed since the late 1960s. Most roads in this area do not meet <br />adequate egress/ingress or current public road standards. Most development in this area consists of <br />secondary/vacation homeowners There are two fire districts present in this area: Kittitas Fire & <br />Rescue No. 7 and Kittitas County Fire District No. 6 (Ronald). Significant areas of concern include <br />critical fish and wildlife habitat, cultural resources, biological corridors, egress/ingress, <br />communication infrastructure, residents and recreational users, tourism, and recreational economy. <br />The Northern part of Lake Cle Elum was exposed to wildfire in 2017; however, the communities were <br />fortunate enough that no structures were lost to the Jolly Mountain Wildfire. The Jolly Mountain <br />wildfire exposed a lot of risk that had not been visualized by many stakeholders and landowners. <br />Previous mitigation activity from private landowners and prior mechanical thinning on TNC property <br />helped improve the outcome of this wildfire by mitigating fuels and active land management.