October 7, 2020 - The U.S. Forest Service reports smoke and air quality outlook for the San Joaquin-Yosemite areas, due to the Creek Fire.

Fire: The Creek fire continues to be most active on the eastern and northern perimeters. An afternoon increase in fire behavior is again expected today. For the latest Creek Fire fire information and details, go to: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/videos/7147/

Smoke: Widespread heavy smoke continues to impact communities surrounding the fire. Those directly down drainage, i.e. North Fore, Prather and Mammoth Lakes, can expect periods of Very Unhealthy air quality through the day. For those areas along the San Joaquin foothills and in Yosemite Park, generally Unhealthy conditions are forecast for the first part of the day. Once again, afternoon westerly upslope winds along the foothills should help to improve air quality for the late afternoon and evening hours. This should bring those foothill communities into the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) range and possibly to Moderate by sunset. Communities east of the Sierra Crest are forecast to remain in heavy smoke as the ridgetop winds continue to drift smoke to the east.
Source: USFS