Fire is 50% contained this evening.
Significant interior
burning and heat.
Firefighters will be
improving and reinforcing the fireline tonight and tomorrow.
Breezy conditions continue
over the fire area, which is a concern.
Snags and Hazard Trees
near the fire perimeter are being allowed to burn up, or are cut down
and bucked up. Helicopter bucket work is assisting with
hazard trees.
A Type-2 Incident
Management Tem is on scene and will take over command of the fire tomorrow.
Fire is presumed to be lightning caused.
Location:
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, approximately five miles NW of the
intersection of U.S. 395 and CA State Route 108. N38 degrees, 21'
17.28" W119 degrees, 32' 9.23", T.6N, R.22.E. Section 23.