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Location:  South of Sierra Brooks off Bear Valley Rd., Tahoe National Forest                                                     

Personnel: 881

Start Date:  9/2/2024 @ 2:00 PM                                                                  Cause:     Undetermined                   

Size: 3,325                                                                                                     Percent contained: 15%

Our main goal on the Bear Fire is to protect the public with care and dedication. We're committed to ensuring the safety of both you and our firefighters while managing the fire to safeguard your forests, communities, and natural areas. 

Yesterday, improved weather conditions allowed our fire crews to continue to secure mop up and buffer the fire zone. Teams were able to hike in and lay hose where safe, with continuous support from aviation throughout the day.

Overnight, the fire remained in its current footprint allowing crews to focus on improving the direct lines and hose lays installed during the day. Aircraft continued to assist throughout the evening.

Today, efforts will be continuing strengthening the existing lines and scouting new ones to reduce the fire’s impact on local communities and prepare for incoming weather. Crews will continue the mopping-up process, which involves extinguishing any remaining hot spots near control lines, removing hazardous burned trees, and assessing logs to prevent them from rolling and causing additional fires or smoke.

WEATHER: 

Wind with a South-southeast flow is expected for the next several days with a breezy pattern throughout the area. This is a slight change from the previous few days, but winds are not expected to reach critical conditions. Temperatures will continue to warm. A pattern change will bring a 5% chance of thunderstorms east of the fire today, followed by increasing southwest winds this weekend into next week. 

EVACUATIONS: 

Sierra County: Repopulation of Sierra Brooks began yesterday afternoon. Evacuation warnings remain in effect. For an interactive map of evacuations, visit: https://protect.genasys.com/search.

FOREST CLOSURE:

A forest closure has been issued, For more information visit the Tahoe National Forest website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/tahoe/alerts-notices.

PIO Map - 9/6/24

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 12:15

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PIO Map - 9/6/24

PIO Map for 9/6/24