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Summary  Yeti: Overnight patrols encountered no issues throughout the fire’s perimeter and containment on the Yeti Fire has increased to 78% with acres at 7,886. Today, crews will continue to mop up any remaining heat sources they can access safely with a major focus in the Four Corners area along the fire’s southern edge. Some pockets of heat remain along the Klamath River as well as large, heavy logs and jackpots of fuel that continue to smolder and produce smoke.

Summary Yeti: The Yeti Fire held well again overnight. Crews continued to patrol Highway 96 to ensure that no falling snags or blowing embers cross the river and threaten containment. They also found and extinguished a small pocket of remaining heat near Four Corners.  

     Incident Start:   Yeti, 7/29/2022   Alex, 7/31/2022 Incident type: Wildland Fires Cause: Lightning     Incident location: Klamath National Forest, California

     Incident Start:   Yeti, 7/29/2022   Alex, 7/31/2022 Incident type: Wildland Fires Cause: Lightning     Incident location: Klamath National Forest, California Acres:   Yeti, 7570    Alex, 151 Percent contained: Yeti, 0% Alex, 20% Total Personnel (both fires): 1106 Crews, 20 Engines, 59 Dozers, 20

 Incident Start: Yeti, 7/29/2022 Alex, 7/31/2022Incident location: Klamath National Forest, California  Cause: Lightning    Acres: Yeti, 6, 436 Alex, 151 Percent contained: Yeti, 0% Alex, 20%  Total Personnel (both fires): 802 Crews, 22 Engines, 64 Dozers, 14 Water tenders, 17 Helicopters, 7 Summary:

  Summary:

The fire was active today as the temperature rose and humidity dropped. Crews are working on containment lines on the southeast side of the fire, opening up and improving a road southeast of West Grider Creek to meet existing reopened dozer lines west of Grider Creek and the Pacific Crest Trail. Firefighters also worked along a road system southwest toward China Point, working with dozers to cut off the fire’s spread toward Happy Camp. Along with working on these primary lines, crews are working on opening contingency lines to use should they become necessary.

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 The Yeti Fire (formerly known as the China 2 Fire) was active this afternoon as another series of thunder cells moved into the area. The fire continues to back toward Klamath River adjacent to Highway 96 to the north and northwest, and has reached the river in multiple places west of Portuguese Creek. Crews have been working for several days constructing line to the southeast of China Mountain along West Grider Creek to tie into existing dozer lines west of The Pacific Crest Trail to stop fire spread toward the Seiad Valley.