Alice Creek Basin and Tom's Gulch were evacuated on September 3. The Lewis & Clark County Sheriff issued mandatory evacuation orders for two more subdivisions on September 4: Landers Fork and Elk Trail. Highway 200 was reopened. On September 7, the fire spread into Tom's Gulch, Alice Creek and Telephone Gulch. Mandatory evacuations were put in place for 12 residents between Mile Marker 92 and Highway 434 along Highway 200 due to movement near the Elk Meadows/Evergreen subdivision. The next day, September 8, Highway 200 was re-opened to the public, however, 11 more residents were evacuated in the area. As of September 9, the Alice Creek Fire had burned and was at zero containment. Evacuation impacted approximately 90 individuals. Four structures, located on Bedrock Road, were destroyed in the fire. Fire crews continued to work to protect structures in subdivisions and in areas near Alice Creek Lake, Silver King Lake and along Highway 200. By the 11th, the fire had moved along Highway 200, on the west side. Two days of rain later in the week helped calm the fire. Firefighters focused on cleaning mud laden roads and to monitor containment lines. Evacuation orders were revoked for residents, with areas remaining closed for visitors. All areas in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, north of Highway 200 in the Lincoln Ranger District, are closed. Road closures are in effect on these roads: Alice Creek Road, Copper Creek Road at the Landers Fork Road junction, and McDonough Road.