Timber (Litter and Understory)

Chaparral (6 feet)

Short Grass (1 foot)

Observed Fire Behavior:

Extreme Uphill Runs Running

Short-range Spotting

Low humidity will continued to drive the moisture out of the fuels allowing for very active to extreme fire behavior.

Utilize direct and indirect tactics including both hand crews and heavy equipment to continue line construction along Cal Fire protection areas and outside the western park boundary to provide for structure protection and minimize impacts to values at risk in Three Rivers, Silver City, Hartland, Eshom and surrounding communities. Continue firing operations in the areas of Eshom Point, Dorst Campground, along General's Highway, and along Redwood Mountain Grove to minimize fire severity within the giant sequoia stand.

Utilize direct tactics where feasible and with a high probability of success to limit further fire spread.

Improve structure protection and mitigation efforts for National Park infrastructure. Continue to monitor high-value infrastructure within the National Park to include the Park Headquarters, Museum, and employee housing.

Continued protection and mitigation measures for all sequoia groves within the fire area, including the Giant Forest Sequoia Grove. When attributes of fire behavior are favorable to the landscape, allow fire spread to aid in fuels reduction in and adjacent to the groves.

Utilize strategic firing when needed to help meet the objectives identified for this fire.

12 hours: Fire behavior will continue to be active to very active into the night with the lower humidity.

24 hours: Active to extreme fire behavior with the humidity and poor overnight recovery. The addition of the solar radiation will help keep the fire behavior elevated. Fire will continue to move north up the Redwood drainage and into the Pierce Creek drainage. Eastward movement on the east side south of the Middle Fork and continued

backing towards the Mineral King road.

48 hours: As the humidity increases the fire behavior will begin to decrease. Expect to see moderate to very active fire

behavior.

72 hours: Moderate fire behavior can be expected with minimal growth.

Anticipated after 72 hours:

Higher humidity will continue to moisten fuels and lowering the fire behavior.

High pressure continues to hold smoke in place due to light winds. Humidity remains very low, and will recover very little overnight.

The ridge will break down during the next couple days, bringing increased humidity and allowing some smoke mixing each afternoon.