Some Smoke in Our Area from 80 Acre Henry Fire Northeast of Spicer Reservoir

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Bear Valley, CA…On June 24, 2021, a lightning storm ignited a fire in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness northeast of Spicer Reservoir and southwest of Highland Lakes at the 7500 ft. elevation. Fire managers are utilizing a confine/contain strategy using ridges, creeks, trails, and natural barriers to manage the fire. The terrain is steep with brush, patches of conifer trees and granite outcroppings. Fires play an important role in the ecosystem. Except for a small fire (12-acres) last year near Henry Peak, the area has not seen fire in over 20 years.

Basic Information

Current as of 7/11/2021, 8:52:14 AM
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin Thursday June 24th, 2021 approx. 01:30 PM
Location Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, northeast of Spicer Reservoir and southwest of Highland Lakes
Incident Commander Type 3, Incident Management Team, Cones
Incident Description Wildfire
Coordinates 38.465 latitude, -119.863 longitude

Current Situation

Total Personnel 60
Size 80 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 13%
Estimated Containment Date Tuesday July 27th, 2021 approx. 06:00 PM
Fuels Involved The fire is burning primarily in the brush with some small groups of fir and juniper trees. Large timber stringers are present in the drainages along the flanks.
Significant Events Obeserved fire behavior is creeping, smoldering with containment line burning operations. Some smoke showing with heat present on the southern portion of the fire.

Outlook

Planned Actions Continue holding and monitoring during periods of strong winds while taking advantage of favorable weather conditions to continue burning operations.
Projected Incident Activity Nighttime cooling and increased humidity will minimize fire activity. Within the next 24 hours, high winds are predicted in the area with increased fire activity including flanking and short upslope runs where winds and slope are in alignment. As weather is favorable, crews will continue burning operations.
Remarks Fire managers are using a confine/contain strategy using ridges, creeks, trails and natural barriers to manage the fire.

Source = USFS

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