Despite one day of smoke, radical and “dynamic fire activity” in the Sierra National Forest, firefighters continue to deal with the main lines Garnet Fire46,619 acres have been burned down, accounting for 14%.
According to the Forest Service, the fire burned 10,000 acres on Sunday, with most of the fires exploding sharply on the Northwest Front and igniting huge columns of smoke that can be seen for miles.
The evacuation order has been issued to Three other areas By Sunday afternoon, in Fresno County, including the Dinkey Creek campground area and communities north of the fire’s west edge and Pine Flat Lake.
Fire officials explained in Sunday’s briefing that the fire had crossed Dinkey Creek and was quickly uphill due to steep terrain and changes in the weather. Firefighters expect the fire to eventually move in this direction and reiterate that the main body of the fire is within the main containment line and that it is still going as planned.
“This has been on the main route – it’s been a while. It’s certainly faster than the past few days, but that’s not unexpected,” Forest Director Dean Gould said in the briefing.
“Even though we looked out the window and saw that big column, we did have a lot of positive trends. [of smoke] Today, our main line looks really good – to an hour literally, it’s getting stronger and stronger, and our partners have more resources to consolidate everything. ”
The crew also continued on McKinley Grove Road A precious woods of about 200 giant sequoia. Hundreds of firefighters have been fighting the fire there, with some laying sprinkler lines that shoot water towards ancient towering trees.
Authorities said staff will work overnight to strengthen lines and strengthen fire breaks, while fresh firefighters will appear in the morning to alleviate people who have been on the frontline since the first fire broke out two weeks ago.
Dan Patterson, a fire behavior analyst at the U.S. Forest Service, said there will be a long time, but the weather looks promising.
“The forecast for the next five days showed a fairly stable weather pattern, which was actually ticking on cool moisture, which was good for firefighters there,” he said.
