The River Road Wildfire has been contained.

The fire burned almost 450 acres of the Marienville District of the Allegheny National Forest last week.

According to ANF Public Affairs Officer Christopher Leeser, the fire was declared 100% contained at 3:43 p.m. Sunday and officials expect to label the fire ‘controlled’ soon.

The fire burned for several days in western Elk County just north of the Clarion River

“Wildland firefighters continue to mop up the fire by extinguishing any remaining burning material near fire control lines, felling snags, trenching logs to prevent rolling, and other work to make the fire safe and reduce residual smoke,” Leeser said Monday. “No structures were lost, and none are directly threatened. No evacuations were ordered.”

In all, 17 volunteer fire departments, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Bureau of Forestry, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission worked with the

“Given the progress in containment, current conditions, and the weather forecast, wildland firefighters anticipate calling the fire controlled in the next couple of days,” he said. “The cause of the wildfire remains under investigation.”