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Bear Fire Incident Update 09-08-2024
Bear Fire, Tahoe National Forest
Publication Type: News - 09/08/2024 - 09:17
Location: South of Sierra Brooks off Bear Valley Rd., Tahoe National Forest
Personnel: 696
Start Date: 9/2/2024 @ 2:00 PM
Cause: Undetermined
Size: 3,325
Percent contained: 32%
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, despite afternoon winds with gusts up to 25-30 mph, crews continued to hold the line around the fire, and increased containment south of Badenough Canyon Road to southeast of Smithneck Road and around the Loyalton Rotary Park. Thanks to the hard work of the crews, the fire has stayed within its current footprint despite recent weather changes and gusty winds. This has successfully kept the fire from spreading to private property, nearby communities, and other important areas.
Overnight, crews were successful in improving the direct line on the south side of the fire. They also looked for hot spots and continued the mop-up operations from the previous day.
Today, with wind gusts expected to reach up to 30 mph, efforts will focus on strengthening the control lines and mop up depth. Crews will work on gaining additional depth and continue with the mop-up process. Additionally, suppression repair work has started, concentrating on fixing damaged roads and removing hazard trees.
WEATHER:
Mostly sunny with a maximum temperature of 78 to 81 degrees and relative humidity from 14 to 18 percent. Winds are expected out of the south around 5 to 10mph increasing out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25mph this afternoon. A cold front is expected to come in starting Wednesday with overnight lows dropping into the 30 degree temperature ranger.
EVACUATIONS:
Sierra County: Evacuation order and warnings remain in effect. For an interactive map of evacuations, visit: https://protect.genasys.com/search. For updated information with evacuations, visit: http://sierracounty.ca.gov/853/Bear-Fire-2024.
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.
Bear Fire map for September 8, 2024