MODIS map of the Creek Fire on Sunday at 4:15 A.M. PST
Note: 1,500 Wide and older yellow detections removed
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Update 8:55 P.M.: Fire Behavior and How it Affects Incident Management Explained by the Creek Fire North Zone Fire Behavior Analyst Michael Locke
Update 8:20 P.M.: Sierra National Forest to Hold a Creek Fire Livestream Incident Briefing with CAL FIRE on Monday, October 5, 2020
Update 8:00 P.M. Per USFS: New Evacuation Orders were issued this afternoon on the Creek Fire South Zone by Fresno County. Areas around Florence Lake, Muir Trail Ranch, and Blayney Meadows.
Update for 7:00 P.M. CAL FIRE Evening Update for the Creek Fire: 316,673 acres and 49% containment, with 119 structures threatened.
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Update 5:18 P.M.: Sierra National Forest Creek Fire North Zone Operations Briefing Video for Sunday, October 4, 2020
Update 10:50 A.M.: Sierra National Forest Creek Fire Operations South Zone Briefing Video for Sunday, October 4, 2020
Update: 8:10 A.M. Forest Service Wildland Fire Smoke/Air Quality Outlook Due to the Creek Fire in the Yosemite Area for October 4 &5, 2020
Update 7:35 A.M.: CAL FIRE morning update: 315,413 acres and 62% containment, with 376 structures threatened.
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Update 5:10 A.M.: Sierra National Forest Creek Fire Operations Map for Sunday, October 4, 2020 - Shows Divisions, Uncontrolled Fire Edge, Completed Dozer Lines, Proposed Dozer Lines
October 4, 2020 - Overnight infrared mapping has the Creek Fire at 315,413 Interpreted Acres.
Comments and notes on flight:
North Zones Div. G & J continue to have similar scattered heat profiles as previous flights, while Div. J and M along have perimeter growth and intense heat, especially along the northern tip and throughout Div. J.
Additional growth was detected at the furthest eastern point near Div. P and N.
Two hottest portions of the fire are the northernmost tip (Div. J/Div. M break) and along the easternmost tip (Div. N).
Portions of the interior of the fire to the south (Div. P and R) appear to be warming up: heat within the scattered heat polygons is warmer and denser.
Saturday Evening Update: 313,660 acres and 49% containment.
Sierra National Forest Creek Fire Updates for Saturday, October 3, 2020
