Flight Notes: Interpreted Acreage: 74,759 - Growth from last period: 2,945 Acres
Previous heat perimeter downloaded from NIFC as instructed by SITL.
Previous NIFC boundary: 71,814 acres
Previous IRIN boundary: 67,190 acres
Potential heat spot located East of heat perimeter.
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Thursday, August 13, 2021 - Monument Fire Infrared Map for Today with Flight Notes.
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Community Meeting: Thank you for your attendance at last night’s virtual public meeting. The video can be viewed at the August 12, 2021. Virtual Public Meeting link.
August 13, 2021 - Current Situation: Spreading approximately 2,900 acres, the Monument Fire continues to slowly grow in all directions and is currently 74,759 acres and 5% contained. Night operations had a very successful night. Environmental conditions were conducive to conduct strategic firing operations, burning the unburned fuel ahead of the fire and holding it at containment lines on the south and southeast edges of the fire. Crews continued to experience short-range spotting in the Soldier Creek area and were able to get line around them. To the east, firefighters continued to provide for structure protection in the surrounding communities impacted or threatened by fire and focused on interior pockets of heat.
On the East Fork Road near Helena, crews continued to engage the fire and conduct mop-up operations. Overall, night crews continued to reinforce hand lines and protect structures in and around Junction City and Burnt Ranch. Today, firefighters will continue to hold the containment lines where firing operations occurred. Fire crews will carry out operational objectives by patrolling and protecting residences along the SR-299 corridor as well as the communities of Junction City and Burnt Ranch.
Federal, state, and local resources work together to develop and establish safe and effective strategies for appropriate placement of additional contingency lines. Hot, dry, and smoky conditions will bring moderate to high intensity burning late this afternoon. Consistent wind patterns continue to steer and drive the fire into an up-slope, up-canyon alignment, toward the top of Hayfork Divide. Crews are monitoring this activity and will engage and suppress any slop-overs. Firefighters are persistent in their efforts to minimize the threat of fire to private property, communities, critical infrastructure, and values of risk.
Weather: Increased moisture brought good RH recoveries overnight. Northwest winds continued as gusty up-canyon winds becoming light down-slope overnight. Today, we expect light southeast winds in the morning along the ridges, switching to northwest up-slope, up-canyon, and gusting to 20-25 mph in the afternoon. A local Red Flag Warning continues today over the fire area for isolated thunderstorms with gusty outflow winds.
Evacuations: Evacuation Orders: Junction City, Red Hill, Canyon Creek, Coopers Bar, Big Bar, Del Loma, Big Flat, Helena, Cedar Flat, and Burnt Ranch For detailed evacuation information, visit Trinity County Office Sheriff Facebook: Trinity County Sheriff's Office | Facebook
Evacuation Centers: American Red Cross Shelters Shasta College, 1555 Old Oregon Trail, Building 1900, Redding CA Trinity Valley Elementary School, 730 California 96, Willow Creek, CA 95573
Road Closures: State Highway 299 is closed from 1.7 miles east of Hawkins Bar at Ammom Road. To Sky Ranch Road in Junction City. Monitor Caltrans's District 2 website (https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-2)
Animal Evacuation: (Domestic animals) Trinity County Animal Shelter, 563 Mountain View St, Weaverville, CA (530- 623-1370) or (Domestic + Large Animals) Hoopa Rodeo Grounds on Pine Creek Rd, Willow Creek, CA Property
Damage Assessment: Damage assessment teams have confirmed 32 structures have been destroyed 1 with damage. For questions or information regarding the status of your property, call Trinity County Office of Emergency Services (OES) at 530-623-1116.
Forest Closures: Effective August 7, 2021, through October 31, 2021, the Shasta-Trinity Forest has issued Forest Order No. 14-21-21 Monument Fire Closure. Information on the forest order can be found on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest website. Shasta-Trinity NF
Resources: 739 Total personnel, 8 hand crews, 62 engines, 7 helicopters, 11 dozers, 5 water tenders, 5 masticator
