The intense wildfire that ignited Saturday afternoon on Bear Mountain in Jim Thorpe and Franklin and Mahoning townships is 100% contained nearly a week later.

Fire officials said 560 acres were lost in the Packerton incident.

As of Friday, the incident will be placed into a patrol status and will be regularly checked by personnel from the Weiser State Forest District.

Thursday was the last shift that firefighters were dedicated to the incident. Personnel included Bureau of Forestry personnel, Bureau of Forestry support fire fighting crews, and multiple volunteer fire departments.

Larry Bickel, public information officer for the Packerton fire incident, said Friday morning they were turning the incident back over to the district.

Bickel said the containment was made possible in large part because of the tools they were given to succeed including the resources and support.

“When we got here, we were set up for success,” Bickel said. “We drove in here and the district set us up for success; they had a plan in place so we could get food, we could get housing.”

Bickel also trumpeted the command center set up at the Carbon County Emergency Management Agency.

“What a nice place to run the incident,” he said. “I think the best part about setting us up for success was the community; these people were scared, they haven’t seen anything like this.”

Bickel said the community now knows that if something like this were to happen again, there are teams and crews, along with the proper resources, to protect them.

“It was nice to get in here and give them the safety and support that they needed,” he said. “The community with the outpouring and the love, and it was really something to see that.”

When the fire first broke out, flames crept close to homes in Jim Thorpe and Long Run Road in Franklin Township. Volunteer firefighters were stationed near homes, putting out hot spots.

The origin of the fire remains to be determined.

On Monday, state fire crews used drones and back burning to battle the wildfire.

The D&L Trail is temporarily closed from mile marker 102 to 107 while hazard tree felling work is being completed by firefighters for long-term public safety of trail users. The trail will be opened as soon as this work is completed.

The Packerton fire is winding down, but the risk is high for other fires.

Bickel said the public is warned to be careful when using burn barrels, burning debris and having campfires.

The National Weather Service said Friday was a high fire risk day.

Bickel reminds people to pay attention to forecasts and refrain from burning on red flag warning days.