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Klett Fire Daily Update
March 4, 2025
8:30 p.m.

Size: 126 acres
Containment: 50%
Start Date: March 4, 2025
Cause: Unknown, under investigation;
 

Firefighters have been working through the evening to slow and stop growth on the Klett Fire. The fire was growing rapidly towards Johnson City and resources from around the area and across the state worked together to stop the rapid fire spread and begin constructing containment lines around the fire. Fire engines have been working to take advantage of areas of open grass to stop fire spread while heavy equipment has been constructing lines clear of any fuel through dense wooded areas and around the fire. Heavy equipment has been making good progress constructing lines that engines will then use to patrol and reduce heat along the lines. These containment lines and continued patrolling and mopping up, extinguishing the heat along the edge, will allow firefighters to stop fire spread and keep the fire in its current footprint. 

Crews will be working through the night, taking advantage of the forecasted lower winds and lower temperatures, to put in these containment lines. High winds are expected again in the morning and any heat left along the containment lines presents a threat for continued growth. To reduce these threats engines will patrol through the night until they can find no more heat and then return in the morning. In the morning they will continue to monitor and patrol the existing lines for any heat, as well as widening and improving the control lines to ensure no further spread.

Evacuations and Closures:
No evacuations or closures at this time.

Damages and Injuries:
Currently, there have been no reports of injuries from the public or first responders. No structures or critical infrastructure have been lost.