Smoke Filled
Sequoia Complex up to nearly 38,000 acres
As of Tuesday, The Sequoia Complex fires in the Golden Trout Wilderness have burned 37,728 acres. There was still 0 percent containment.
The Sequoia Complex Castle Fire has burned 35,312 acres and was continuing to burn on several active fronts. A full suppression strategy was being used to confine the fire utilizing hand crews, and bulldozers to construct a primary containment line assisted by aircraft along with existing roads and trail systems.
Fire engines from multiple agencies including Tulare County Fire Department are being employed in the Ponderosa, Pyle’s Camp, Lloyd Meadows and Peppermint Ranch areas to assist with structure protection. The fire is burning on the Inyo National Forest near Soda Flats, toward Chinquapin Basin and along Kern Ridge.
The Sequoia Complex Shotgun Fire located where Pistol Creek and Shotgun Creek converge in the Golden Trout Wilderness, has now burned 362 acres. The fire is burning in rough rocky terrain and grew approximately 2 acres backing toward the Little Kern River. At this time, the Shotgun Fire continues to be monitored by air resources.
There are currently 551 personnel on the Sequoia Complex fires, with additional resources
still on order.
Evacuation orders for Cedar Slope, Ponderosa and Pyle’s Camp are still in effect. The Evacuation advisory is still in place for Camp Nelson, Rodgers Camp, Coy Flat and Mountain Aire.
The evacuation order and advisory affect 242 structures. A temporary evacuation point had been set up by the Red Cross at Porterville College Stadium Gate
2. Roads are closed at Johnsondale Bridge and Sherman Pass, Highway 190, and the County Transfer Station, as well as M107 and Mountain Road 50.
Personnel continue to prioritize the protection of the following areas: Ponderosa, Cedar Slope, Forks of the Kern Trailhead; Jerkey Mountain Trailhead; Facili
ties and Trails within Trout Meadow; structures and facilities along the Lloyd Meadow Road; RM Pyle’s Boys Camp; grazing cattle west of north road; the Freeman Creek Grove and other sequoia tree groves; the President George H.W. Bush Tree; Camp Whitsett, featuring numerous Native American archeological values; Peppermint Fire Station; The Mountain Yellow-legged Frog and Little Kern Golden Trout Critical Habitats; Pacific Fisher habitats.
Smoke and widespread air quality impacts from the California wildfires and Seqiuoia Complex fires are still a concern. remain a primary weather concern. People are encouraged to stay inside and try to plan your side time for late afternoon until midnight when the air is normally cleaner.
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