Creatures in flight: With the aim of protecting tourist facilities and keeping open Highway 18 from Alishan to Tungpu, park headquarters opened firebreaks in Linchihshan and Lulinshan to keep the fire from spreading up the mountain. In four days that portion of the fire had been completely extinguished.
玉管處為了維護旅遊設施，及保持阿里山至東埔台十八號公路的暢通，先在麟趾山和鹿林山開闢防火巷，不讓火舌向上蔓延，並於四天後將火完全撲滅。