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Resources: 1,972 Personnel, 52 Hand Crews, 107 Engines, 17 Helicopters, 13 Dozers, 14 Water Tenders
Structures Threatened: 1,000 Residences, 50 Commercial Buildings
Structures Destroyed: 20 Residences, 106 Outbuildings, 2 Commercial Buildings
Injuries: 4

TULARE COUNTY RESIDENT INFORMATION: Residents requesting information on the status of their property can call the Tulare County Information Hotline at (559) 802-9790. Affected property owners should complete the September Lightning Fire Information Form online at: https://bit.ly/3ETdZjI.

CURRENT SITUATION: The Windy Fire is 97,014, acres with 72% containment and is a full suppression fire. The fire is burning on the Tule River Indian Reservation and the Sequoia National Forest, which includes the Giant Sequoia National Monument. The fire increased 2,268 acres in the last 24 hours. The acreage increase is within the established indirect containment lines.

Last night crews completed and secured the containment line on the southern portion of the fire from Baker Peak west to Sugarloaf and to M50 north of California Hot Springs.  Today, two areas remain a priority for securing containment: the northwest side on the Tule River Indian Reservation south to M50 (at the switchbacks) and the east side in the Kern River Canyon from Johnsondale south to Baker Peak.

On the northwest side the fire continues to move slowly west towards the indirect dozer line and handlines that have been completed from M50 northwest to Lone Pine Mountain and to Wheatons on the Tule River Indian Reservation.  Crews are continuing to look for opportunities to directly attack the active fire front. In the rugged and inaccessible drainages, where it is not safe for firefighters to work, crews continue implementing a tactical firing operation to remove vegetation between the indirect containment line and the fire’s edge.

On the east side, north of Baker Peak, five hotshot crews hiked into Ant Canyon through the already burned area to construct hand line and to direct water dropping helicopters and the Bombardier CL-415, (Super Scoopers) in extinguishing hotspots.  Crews will continue today focusing their efforts in Ant Canyon and Tobias Creek as well as removing brush and vegetation along the Whiskey Flat Trail (32E35).

On the rest of the fire’s perimeter, where firefighters are working to extinguish hotspots within the containment lines. The Fire Behavior Specialist instructed crews to be vigilant and watch for any rolling materials such as pine cones and logs that could escape and start new fires.

WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: Cooler temperatures and higher humidity are expected today. A Pacific storm system is expected to bring much cooler temperatures and a chance of precipitation later this week.

EVACUATION ORDERS: The following information is from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. Evacuation orders and warnings can change suddenly. Please refer to the Windy Fire Evacuation Warning Map at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/emergencies/ or call 2-1-1 for the latest information.

• White River Summer Home Tract, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, Sugarloaf Mountain Park.
• Mountain Aire and Rogers Camp
• Johnsondale and Camp Whitsett, including M107 at Dome Rock, east to Lloyd Meadow Road (FS Road 22S82), south to M99 at Sherman Pass Road, west to M107 and M50
• The area of McNally’s from Sherman Pass Road to Corral Creek 

• Both sides of the Kern River from the Goldledge Campground south to Riverkern, Tulare County, at the Tulare/Kern border. This warning will include all private properties, businesses, residences, structures, campsites, campgrounds, Forest Service roads, access roads, attached roads, and trails.
• Alpine Village, Camp Nelson, Cedar Slope, Coy Flat, Pierpoint, Quaking Aspen, Ponderosa, and Sequoia Crest.
• Sugarloaf Village, Panorama Heights, Poso Park, Idlewild, Pleasant View, Balance Rock, Posey, and Vincent Ranch. The boundaries will be from Sugarloaf Peak west to Buck Peak; south to Vincent Ranch at the Tulare/ Kern County Line; east to Forest Service Road 24S07; and north to Sugarloaf Peak.
• California Hot Springs and Pine Flat areas. The evacuation order includes M-504 at Tyler Creek, Southeast to Pine Flat, West to M-56 and Fire Control Road, North up Tyler Creek Road. This includes structures, side roads, and all attached roads.

• At Jack Ranch Road and Old Stage Road
• Quaking Aspen and M107
• MT99 at Goldledge Campground
• MT56 at Fountain Springs
• M50 at the Hot Springs Ranger Station for northbound traffic
• FS Road 23S05
• Sherman Pass Road at Blockrock Ranger Station