Although the fire did not cause any direct injuries or fatalities, it did destroy 2 structures and inflicted a total of $19,008,764 (2024 USD) in damages to vegetation, roads and trees located near the Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake.

The fire was started by a dry lightning strike on July 17 in the Swawilla Canyon area, and began to progress north.

The area surrounding the ferry's northern landing was by that point subject to a level 3 "go now" evacuation order by the fire command.

[1] Firefighters also began to prioritize the protection of structures located along Washington State Route 21 and Manilla Creek Road.

[6] To assist with the increased level 3 evacuations, the Keller Ferry resumed service on July 25 from the northern launch only, and was running overnight, contrary to regular scheduling of stopping at 11:00pm.

[3] The area of fire that burned along the Swawilla Basin was contained, and priorities shifted to structure and life protection.

[10] Containment reached 10% on the same day with major fire activity on the slope of Mount Tolman fanned by winds.

Unmanned aerial vehicle systems were on night operations were used for remote controlled ignition of burns along the Mount Tolman fire lines.