MODIS map of the Creek Fire on Thursday at 5:00 A.M. PST
Note: 1,500 Wide and older yellow detections removed
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Update 9:00 P.M. CAL FIRE Evening Creek Fire Update: 291,426 acres and 36% contained, with 4,576 structures threatened:
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Update 7:10 P.M. USFS Evening Creek Fire Update: 291,426 acres, 34% contained.
Update: 7:00 P.M. LIVE 2:00 P.M. Sierra National Forest to Hold a Creek Fire Livestream Incident Briefing with CAL FIRE on Thursday, September 24, 2020
Update 12:00 P.M. Fresno County Evacuation Orders are Lifted and Evacuation Warnings Lifted on the Creek Fire
Update 11:45 A.M.: Sierra National Forest Creek Fire North Zone Operations Briefing Video For Thursday, September 24, 2020
Update 10:45 A.M.: Sierra National Forest Creek Fire Operations South Zone Briefing Video for Thursday, September 24, 2020
Update 9:05 A.M.: Forest Service Wildland Fire Smoke/Air Quality Outlook Due to the Creek Fire in the Yosemite Area for September 24 & 25, 2020
Update 7:45 A.M.: CAL FIRE morning update: 291,426 acres and 34% containment, with 5,283 structures threatened.
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Update 6:00 A.M.: Sierra National Forest Creek Fire Operations Map for Thursday, September 24, 2020 - Shows Divisions, Uncontrolled Fire Edge, Completed Dozer Lines, Proposed Dozer Lines
September 24, 2020 - Overnight infrared mapping has the Creek Fire at 291,426 Interpreted Acres.
Comments and notes on flight:
No data was received for the southern half of the Creek fire. The perimeter in that area is indicated as estimated.
Small areas of creeping growth were noted along the northern and eastern portion of the perimeter.
Large areas of intense fire were detected along the the northern and eastern perimeters of the fire.
Large areas of scattered fire were detected along the within the fire.
Isolated fires were generally within fairly close proximity to the main perimeters, with the exception of some isolated fires to the north east and an isolated fire to the west of the perimeter.
The fire within the perimeter was fairly widely scattered.
Wednesday Evening Update: 289,695 acres and 34% containment.
Sierra National Forest Creek Fire Updates for Wednesday, September 23, 2020
