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Highlights: Firefighters continue prioritizing structure protection. Crews have completed chipping in the northern portion of the fire. Hotshots have advanced the control lines into the Three Peaks Trail system as far as is feasible, given the terrain and other safety conditions.

Today, crews will be bolstering existing control lines and working up against the fire’s edge where it is safe to do so. As weather allows, Helicopters will be performing bucket work over the Coal Creek drainage portion of the fire. Logging equipment operators will be removing trees near control lines as part of the wildfire suppression approach. Fire activity may increase slightly with today’s lower humidity, but overall, the fire continues to creep and smolder along the forest floor.

Weather: The forecast calls for a high of 73 degrees today. Smoke will continue to linger, but may lighten after 4:00 pm. Daytime highs will remain in the 70s until next Monday. Easterly, light winds are expected today. Relative humidity will be on the lower side, at 27%.