Fork Fire: Estimated at 2,200 acres and 7% containment
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 7:17pm
The Fork Fire continues to burn west of Lake Tahoe in the Rubicon River drainage and near the King Fire burn scar.
An infrared (IR) flight was not available again last night and the estimated 2,200 burned acreage is National Guard data from a drone and firefighter observations on the ground. The fire is seven percent contained.
The fire burned actively last night. The Rubicon canyon is an extremely steep and remote area which makes firefighting difficult. The fire has been exhibiting moderate to rapid rates of fire spread, spotting, torching and running in dense timber and dead and down from fire killed trees from the 2014 King Fire.
The operational priorities are to prevent fire spread onto private property and to protect surrounding communities and other values at risk. Firefighters are establishing direct fire line and utilizing indirect lines where possible. Operational objectives are to keep the fire west and north of Wentworth Springs Rd., east of 11 Pines Rd. and south of Hell Hole Reservoir.
A type 2 Incident Management Team was being briefed this afternoon with the Eldorado National Forest and Fork Fire personnel and will be taking command of the Incident on Friday morning at 7:00 a.m.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the mandatory evacuations are still in effect for Volcanoville, Quintette and Stumpy Meadows. a virtual evacuation service center is available for residents affected by the evacuations contact the emergency preparedness line at 530-377-3256.
There are 83 firefighters working on the fire including five engines, three crews, two dozers, and two water tenders. There have been two minor injuries.
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