Tamarack Fire in Alpine County Updates for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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Map for Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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Evening Update: The Tamarack Fire as of Tuesday evening is still at 68,696 Acres with 82% Containment.

Current as of	8/3/2021, 6:12:31 PM
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Sunday July 04th, 2021 approx. 04:00 PM
Location	16 Miles south of Gardnerville, NV
Incident Commander	Scott Stephenson, IC Tom Raw, Deputy IC
Incident Description	This Incident Continues To Be Managed With A Full Suppression Strategy, However Steep Inaccessible Terrain In Division Alpha Necessitates A Suppression Strategy Of Confinement.
Coordinates	38.628 latitude, -119.857 longitude

Total Personnel	361
Size	68,696 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	82%
Estimated Containment Date	Tuesday August 31st, 2021 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber (Grass and Understory) Chaparral (6 feet) Timber (Litter and Understory)
Significant Events	Moderate Backing Creeping Smoldering Fire is burning in mixed conifer, Pinyon Juniper and brush fuel types, with creeping and smoldering.

Planned Actions	Divs K & O - Keep fire south of China Spring and west of Highway 395. Keep fire south of Highway 88 and east of Blue Lake Road. Continue right sizing organization. Divs A & Q - Keep fire north of Highway 89 (Monitor pass) and Hwy 4. Continue right sizing organization. Structure - Secure structures in all Divisions. Continue right sizing organization.
Projected Incident Activity	12 hours: Creeping fire with smoldering and limited potential spread. 24 hours: Creeping and smoldering fire with limited backing or flanking fire possible.
Remarks	Acreage estimated from FireWatch flight on 7/29/2021 at 1322. Steep rugged terrain in Division Alpha necessitates a suppression strategy of confinement. Perimeter in Division Alpha represents 18% of the total fire perimeter. The remaining perimeter (82%) has been fully contained.

Weather Concerns	Today's weather was sunny. High temp 82. Min RH 17%. Upslope winds 3-7 mph in the morning becoming 7-9 mph in the afternoon, G20 mph. HAINES 4-5, LAL 1, CWR 0%. Tonight-Clear. Min temp 57. Max humidity 32%. Light winds. Wednesday-Sunny. High Temps 77 80. Min RH 13-15%. Light upslope in the morning becoming SW 12-17 mph G25-35. HAINES 5-6, LAL 1 CWR 0%.

August 3, 2021 - The Tamarack Fire as of Tuesday morning is now at 68,696 Acres with 82% Containment.

Current as of	8/3/2021, 10:57:29 AM
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Sunday July 04th, 2021 approx. 04:00 PM
Location	16 Miles south of Gardnerville, NV
Incident Commander	Scott Stephenson, IC Tom Raw, Deputy IC
Incident Description	This Incident Continues To Be Managed With A Full Suppression Strategy, However Steep Inaccessible Terrain In Division Alpha Necessitates A Suppression Strategy Of Confinement.
Coordinates	38.628 latitude, -119.857 longitude

Total Personnel	344
Size	68,696 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	82%
Estimated Containment Date	Tuesday August 31st, 2021 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber (Grass and Understory) Chaparral (6 feet) Timber (Litter and Understory)
Significant Events	Moderate Backing Creeping Smoldering Fire is burning in mixed conifer, Pinyon Juniper and brush fuel types, with creeping and smoldering.

Planned Actions	Branch I - Keep fire south of China Spring and west of Highway 395. Keep fire south of Highway 88 and east of Blue Lake Road. Continue right sizing organization. Branch II - Keep fire north of Highway 89 (Monitor pass) and Hwy 4. Continue right sizing organization. Structure - Secure structures in all Branches. Continue right sizing organization.
Projected Incident Activity	12 hours: Creeping fire with smoldering and limited potential spread. 24 hours: Creeping and smoldering fire with limited backing or flanking fire possible.
Remarks	Acreage estimated from FireWatch flight on 7/29/2021 at 1322. Steep rugged terrain in Division Alpha necessitates a suppression strategy of confinement. Perimeter in Division Alpha represents 18% of the total fire perimeter. The remaining perimeter (82%) has been fully contained.

Weather Concerns	Today's weather was partly cloudy. High Temp 76. Min RH 24%. Upslope winds 3-7 mph in the morning becoming SE 7 mph in the morning, increasing to SW to W 7-12 mph in the afternoon. HAINES 4, LAL 1 CWR 5%. Tonight-Partly cloudy becoming clear. Min Temp 46-49. Max humidity around 60-65%. West to NW winds 7-12 mph G22. Tuesday-Sunny. High Temps 77-79. Min RH 18-23%. Light upslope in the morning becoming SE to SW 8-13 mph G25. HAINES 5, LAL 1 CWR 0%.