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CURRENT SITUATION
The Deep Fire is currently mapped at 3,924 acres and is 60% contained. As predicted, the shift in wind direction brought smoke from multiple fires to the south/southwest from late afternoon until dark yesterday. However, these winds had no effect on the Deep Fire activity or containment.

Yesterday afternoon the fire in the northeastern end of Deep Creek made a short run as it aligned with a small stringer of trees and burned to the top of the ridge. The high elevation bowl over that ridge is rocky and does not have enough vegetation to carry fire.

The fire does continue to back slowly into Little Salt Creek as well. Aircraft is being used to check the momentum of that spread while firefighters work to move north on the Stuart Fork Trail toward Morris Meadow, re-setting hose and pumps to eventually turn containment efforts east onto the Deer Creek Trail. If the fire should cross Little Salt Creek, containment could successfully occur there.

On the southeastern corner, line tying the edge of the fire into the rocky outcropping to the east has been completed, and firefighters are working to improve those lines and mop up any hotspots that could threaten containment today. The southern heel of the fire closest to the Van Matre inholdings and the Trinity Alps resort, has been cold for several days. Crews are working to pull hose and pumps out of those areas today, as well as to backhaul any unneeded hose and equipment from the fireline. Because fire behavior has diminished significantly, most evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings only. For the most recent evacuation information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/people/Trinity-County-Sheriffs-Office/100064589806351/

There is still scattered heat within the fire area, and residents and visitors are likely to continue to see isolated smokes from unburned islands of vegetation for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the area remains closed.

WEATHER
Northwest winds are again predicted today, with slightly higher humidity and slightly lower temperatures. Warm and dry conditions are expected to reestablish tomorrow.

FOREST CLOSURES
There is a forest closure associated with the Deep Fire. For current information on forest closures, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/stnf

EVACUATION UPDATES
For the latest evacuation information from the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department: https://www.facebook.com/people/Trinity-County-Sheriffs-Office/100064589806351/

For information on evacuation resources from the Trinity County Office of Emergency Services: https://www.trinitycounty.org/OES

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