Lake Fire Update July 2, 2015 0800

 

Date Started: 6/17/2015 1552	Size: 31,359 acres
Containment: 70 percent	Cause: under investigation
Estimated Cost to Date: $35.6 million	Injuries: 5
Total Personnel: 1,464	Residences Burned: 1
Committed Resources: 46 crews, 40 engines, 1 dozers, 6 water tenders, 15 helicopters, 1 air attack

Current Fire Situation

Mopping up hotspots in the wilderness remains the priority for fire-containment. Crews continue to work in steep wilderness terrain to connect the containment lines. Additional efforts are focused on areas of the incident to repair suppression activities. Suppression repair crews will be progressing along the fireline from Rainbow Lane to Onyx Peak. Both of these efforts—mop up and repair—are important to complete prior to downsizing the operation and transferring management of the fire back to the local unit.

 

Weather & Fire Behavior

The chance of rain and thunderstorms will begin to diminish as a hotter dryer air mass pushes into the area. Yesterday 0.1 to 0.2 inch of rain fell on the fire. Relative humidity increased due to the rain, and fire behavior will continue to be minimal. The overnight infrared mapping flight detected 30 spots of heat, primarily stump holes, within 300 feet of the southern perimeter in the wilderness. Another flight will happen this morning to further help crews identify hotspots. 

 

Traffic Safety

Fire crews and helicopters will continue to be visible to the public throughout the holiday weekend. Motorists may observe movement of firefighting vehicles along State Route 38. Please be alert while traveling on the highway and yield the right-of-way to emergency personnel and vehicles.