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 Current Situation: Monday evening, October 4, 2021 (also posted on Sequoia National Forest's Facebook page)

 The #WindyFire is currently estimated to be 95,345 acres (a 599-acre increase from Monday morning’s reported acreage). Containment is 70 percent.

 Helicopters and the Super Scoopers (CL-415s) flew numerous missions today on the fire’s east side, applying both water and retardant to the fire’s edge between Tobias Creek and Ant Canyon. Firefighters in the field have reported to Planning Operations Section Chief Trainee Ernie Villa that the indirect fire-suppression tactic “is going very well and [the aircraft] are really starting to reduce the heat in those two main areas.”

 Crews working directly on uncontained portions of the fire perimeter east of Sugarloaf Mountain Park and along the White River, also made good progress today and feel confident in their ability to keep the fire from spreading further.

 Minimal heat is being detected on the uncontained portion of western fireline that is south of the Tule River Indian Reservation. Further north on Reservation lands, the strategic firing operation is going well, and day-shift crews are working later than usual tonight so they can hand off a completed operation to the night shift. Firefighters will vigilantly monitor the fireline for hotspots, extinguishing them and securing the control line throughout the night.

 On the northeast corner of the fire, some isolated pockets of vegetation are burning, producing visible smoke; however, they are inside the fire perimeter and pose no threat to containment lines.

 Throughout the week, temperatures are predicted to gradually decrease and relative humidity increase as a cold front moves into the area. The incident fire behavior analyst cautions that “while we are trending in the right direction, but we’re still not out of the woods yet tonight and the first part of tomorrow . . . but it’s in sight.”