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Current Situation: Friday evening, September 24, 2021 (also posted on Sequoia National Forest's Facebook page)

 The #WindyFire is approximately 62,702 acres and 5 percent contained. The fire was very active today and grew by about 5,900 acres, primarily on the south and east sides. As a result, #TulareCountySheriff issued two additional evacuation orders for communities such as California Hot Springs, Pine Flats, and Sugarloaf.

 The fire’s progression in some areas is being driven by large stands of beetle-killed trees that are standing and down on the ground. The dry grass among the dead, down trees ignites readily when embers blown ahead of the main fire front land in it. The spot fire becomes established, sending up its own embers that get carried by the wind, and the result is that the fire advanced today in that leap-frog fashion.

 Structure-protection crews were actively engaged around homes and buildings in numerous communities and will remain on scene throughout the night.