Windy Fire Update-Saturday, October 9, 2021

Start Date 9/9

Cause Lightning

Size 97,554

Percent Containment 82

Helicopters 13

Engines 41

Crews 32

Dozers 10

Total Personnel 1287

CURRENT CONDITIONS: Yesterday’s wetting rain minimized fire activity and growth across the fire. Fire activity is expected to be minimal to moderate today with lower relative humidities than yesterday.

Along access roads and containment lines, within the Sequoia National Forest, crews are conducting mop-up work to reinforce the fireline and make the area safer for firefighters and, eventually, the public. Firefighters are felling hazardous standing trees that are dead or dying and extinguishing pockets of fire. Infared flights are scheduled to detect hot spots that remain in areas with rugged terrain more difficult to access.

Containment lines are likely to be tested on Monday when an anticipated storm brings wind gusts as high as 60 miles per hour.

Please be cautious when travelling on re-opened roads this holiday weekend. Expect extra traffic and fire personnel commuting on the roads.

WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: The weekend forecast over the fire calls for drier conditions, but stormy weather is forecast for Monday. Weather and fire behavior experts on the Great Basin Incident Management Team 6 warn that increased wind speeds could change fire dynamics, especially at higher elevations and along the Western Divide.

TULARE COUNTY RESIDENT INFORMATION: Residents requesting information on the status of their property can call the Tulare County Information Hotline at (559) 802-9790. Affected property owners should complete the September Lightning Fire Information Form online at: https://bit.ly/3ETdZjI. Residents can sign up to receive county emergency notifications by registering at AlertTC.com.  

EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS: Because evacuation orders and warnings change often as fire containment grows, evacuees should refer to the Windy Fire Evacuation Warning Map at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/emergencies/ or call 211 for the latest information. Evacuation updates can be found on Inciweb at Inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7841 and Facebook @SequoiaNF.  

According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, evacuation orders are in effect in the following areas: 

• White River Summer Home Tract, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, Sugarloaf Mountain Park

• Mountain Aire and Rogers Camp 

• Johnsondale and Camp Whitsett, including M107 at Dome Rock, east to Lloyd Meadow Road (Forest Service Road 22S82), south to M99 at Sherman Pass Road, west to M107 and M50  

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has issued evacuation warnings for the following roads and areas:

• The McNallys area (Sherman Pass Road to Corral Creek, the community of R Ranch, structures, Forest Ser-vice roads, dirt roads, access roads, attached roads, and campgrounds).
  
  

• Both sides of the Kern River from the Goldledge Campground south to Riverkern, Tulare County, at the Tulare/Kern border. This warning will include all private properties, businesses, residences, structures, campsites, campgrounds, Forest Service roads, access roads, attached roads, and trails.
    

• Alpine Village, Camp Nelson, Cedar Slope, Coy Flat, Pierpoint, Quaking Aspen, Ponderosa, and Sequoia Crest  

   

• Sugarloaf Village, Panorama Heights, Poso Park, Idlewild, Pleasant View, Balance Rock, Posey, and Vincent Ranch. The boundaries will be from Sugarloaf Peak west to Buck Peak; south to Vincent Ranch at the Tulare/ Kern County Line; east to Forest Service Road 24S07; and north to Sugarloaf Peak 

   

• California Hot Springs and Pine Flat areas. The evacuation order includes M-504 at Tyler Creek, Southeast to Pine Flat, west to M-56 and Fire Control Road, north up Tyler Creek Road. This includes structures, side roads, and all attached roads 

   

• A roadblock is in effect at M99 and R Ranch and M50 and M107  

   

  ROAD CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS: Updates on road closures can be found on Inciweb at Inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7841 and Facebook @SequoiaNF.  

  The following roads are closed: 

• At Jack Ranch Road and Old Stage Road  

• Quaking Aspen and M107  

• MT56 at Fountain Springs  

• M50 at the Hot Springs Ranger Station for northbound traffic  

• Forest Service Road 23S05 

   

CURRENT SITUATION: On its first day in command of the incident, the Great Basin Incident Management Team 6 (GB-IMT 6) continued patrolling and monitoring containment lines to ensure they would hold against stronger winds forecast for Thursday night and Friday.

GB-IMT 6 continued direct and indirect attacks on stretches of the fire perimeter where the fire is most active and containment lines are unfinished. Fire managers increased containment at the southeast boundary of the Tule River Indian Reservation where rugged and remote terrain near Lone Pine Mountain made direct attack too dangerous for firefighters. Crews are monitoring open sections of fireline between Devils Den and Cold Springs, south of Coy Peak at the northern perimeter, and between Baker Peak and Tobias Creek to the southeast. All of these are places where the fire is approaching areas of lighter fuels in burn scars from past incidents. Containment may increase based on weather and line construction progress.

A group deployed Thursday to offer firefighter access to sequoia groves in the fire interior and to assess their condition has been established. Other groups are busy removing hazardous trees from roadsides.

WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: A strong cold front that moved into the area from the west on Thurs-day is expected to bring light precipitation, cooler temperatures, and higher humidity to the Western Slope over-night into today. However, it is not likely to be enough moisture to significantly impact fire behavior. Daily smoke outlooks are available at https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/SouthernSierra-Sequoia.

TULARE COUNTY RESIDENT INFORMATION: Residents requesting information on the status of their property can call the Tulare County Information Hotline at (559) 802-9790. Affected property owners should complete the September Lightning Fire Information Form online at: https://bit.ly/3ETdZjI. Residents can sign up to receive county emergency notifications by registering at AlertTC.com.  

EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS: Because evacuation orders and warnings change often as fire containment grows, evacuees should refer to the Windy Fire Evacuation Warning Map at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/emergencies/ or call 211 for the latest information. Evacuation updates can be found on Inciweb at Inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7841 and Facebook @SequoiaNF.  

According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, evacuation orders are in effect in the following areas: 

• White River Summer Home Tract, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, Sugarloaf Mountain Park

• Mountain Aire and Rogers Camp 

• Johnsondale and Camp Whitsett, including M107 at Dome Rock, east to Lloyd Meadow Road (Forest Service Road 22S82), south to M99 at Sherman Pass Road, west to M107 and M50  

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has issued evacuation warnings for the following roads and areas:

• The McNallys area (Sherman Pass Road to Corral Creek, the community of R Ranch, structures, Forest Ser-vice roads, dirt roads, access roads, attached roads, and campgrounds). A roadblock is in effect at M99 and R Ranch and at M50 and M107.
  
  

• Both sides of the Kern River from the Goldledge Campground south to Riverkern, Tulare County, at the Tulare/Kern border. This warning will include all private properties, businesses, residences, structures, campsites, campgrounds, Forest Service roads, access roads, attached roads, and trails.
    

• Alpine Village, Camp Nelson, Cedar Slope, Coy Flat, Pierpoint, Quaking Aspen, Ponderosa, and Sequoia Crest  

   

• Sugarloaf Village, Panorama Heights, Poso Park, Idlewild, Pleasant View, Balance Rock, Posey, and Vincent Ranch. The boundaries will be from Sugarloaf Peak west to Buck Peak; south to Vincent Ranch at the Tulare/ Kern County Line; east to Forest Service Road 24S07; and north to Sugarloaf Peak 

   

• California Hot Springs and Pine Flat areas. The evacuation order includes M-504 at Tyler Creek, Southeast to Pine Flat, west to M-56 and Fire Control Road, north up Tyler Creek Road. This includes structures, side roads, and all attached roads 

   

• M99 and R Ranch and M50 and M107  

   

  ROAD CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS: Updates on road closures can be found on Inciweb at Inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7841 and Facebook @SequoiaNF.  

  The following roads are closed: 

• At Jack Ranch Road and Old Stage Road  

• Quaking Aspen and M107  

• MT56 at Fountain Springs  

• M50 at the Hot Springs Ranger Station for northbound traffic  

• Forest Service Road 23S05 

Start Date: September 9, 2021
Cause: Lightning
Size: 97,514
Percent Containment: 75
Helicopters: 16
Engines: 69
Crews: 35
Dozers: 10
Total Personnel: 1,506

CURRENT SITUATION: The Great Basin Incident Management Team 6 (GB-IMT 6) transitioned today with California Interagency Incident Management Team 5.

With containment lines holding on most of the fire perimeter, GB-IMT 6 is committing many resources on three sections where the fire is most active: in the west, on the Tule River Indian Reservation between Cold Springs Creek and County Road J42; in the east, between Tobias Creek and Ant Canyon; and in the north, between Coy Creek and the Bear Creek tributary. A group begins today to open firefighter access to sequoia groves in the fire interior and to assess their condition.

WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: A strong cold front moving into the area from the west today brings a chance of light precipitation, cooler temperatures, and higher humidity. The chance of measurable rain is greatest on the western slopes, though it is not expected to be a wetting rain that significantly impacts fire behavior. Daily smoke outlooks are available at https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/SouthernSierra-Sequoia.

TULARE COUNTY RESIDENT INFORMATION: Residents requesting information on the status of their property can call the Tulare County Information Hotline at (559) 802-9790. Affected property owners should complete the September Lightning Fire Information Form online at: https://bit.ly/3ETdZjI. Residents can sign up to receive county emergency notifications by registering at AlertTC.com.

EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS: Because evacuation orders and warnings change often as fire containment grows, evacuees should refer to the Windy Fire Evacuation Warning Map at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/emergencies/ or call 211 for the latest information. Evacuation updates can be found on Inciweb at Inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7841 and Facebook @SequoiaNF.

According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, evacuation orders are in effect in the following areas:

• White River Summer Home Tract, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, Sugarloaf Mountain Park

• Mountain Aire and Rogers Camp

• Johnsondale and Camp Whitsett, including M107 at Dome Rock, east to Lloyd Meadow Road (Forest Service Road 22S82), south to M99 at Sherman Pass Road, west to M107 and M50

  Sheriff Boudreaux on Wednesday downgraded an evacuation order to an evacuation warning for the McNallys area. This affects Sherman Pass Road to Corral Creek and includes the community of R Ranch, Forest Service roads, dirt roads, access roads, attached roads, and campgrounds. A roadblock is in effect at M99 and R Ranch and at M50 and M107.

  According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, evacuation warnings remain in the following areas:

  Both sides of the Kern River from the Goldledge Campground south to Riverkern, Tulare County, at the Tulare/Kern border. This warning will include all private properties, businesses, residences, structures, campsites, campgrounds, Forest Service roads, access roads, attached roads, and trails.

• Alpine Village, Camp Nelson, Cedar Slope, Coy Flat, Pierpoint, Quaking Aspen, Ponderosa, and Sequoia Crest

• Sugarloaf Village, Panorama Heights, Poso Park, Idlewild, Pleasant View, Balance Rock, Posey, and Vincent Ranch. The boundaries will be from Sugarloaf Peak west to Buck Peak; south to Vincent Ranch at the Tulare/ Kern County Line; east to Forest Service Road 24S07; and north to Sugarloaf Peak

• California Hot Springs and Pine Flat areas. The evacuation order includes M-504 at Tyler Creek, Southeast to Pine Flat, west to M-56 and Fire Control Road, north up Tyler Creek Road. This includes structures, side roads, and all attached roads

• M99 and R Ranch and M50 and M107

  ROAD CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS: Updates on road closures can be found on Inciweb at Inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7841 and Facebook @SequoiaNF.

  The following roads are closed:

• At Jack Ranch Road and Old Stage Road

• Quaking Aspen and M107

• MT56 at Fountain Springs

• M50 at the Hot Springs Ranger Station for northbound traffic

• Forest Service Road 23S05

Current Situation: Wednesday evening, October 6, 2021 (also posted on Sequoia National Forest's Facebook page)

The #WindyFire is currently estimated to be 97, 514 acres (a 55-acre increase from Wednesday morning’s reported acreage). Containment is 75 percent.

Crews working on the contained areas of the fire continued to monitor, patrol, and extinguish lingering hotspots along and near the firelines. They are also removing excess equipment and supplies from the dozer lines and handlines, returning it to the base camps where they will be accounted for before being shipped to the national supply cache.

On the southeast side of the fire between Tobias Creek and Ant Canyon, hotshot crews spent another day, in coordination with air resources, suppressing the uncontained fire’s edge both directly and indirectly. Hotshot crews and helicopters also focused on suppressing areas of heat on the uncontained fire’s edge on the west side south of the Tule River Indian Reservation. The firing operation on the Reservation was completed early this afternoon, and crews have been mopping hotspots and securing the fireline.

Where the fire burned along the Western Divide Highway (M107) and Parker Pass Road (M50), felling crews are cutting down hazardous burned trees (snags) that are impacting the roadways. Firefighters are also beginning to identify areas of the contingency lines requiring fire-suppression repair work.

The anticipated cold front will move into the area from the west tomorrow, bringing gusty west winds and significantly cooler temperatures. Friday brings a chance of measurable rain, primarily on the western side of the fire. However, the chance of the fire receiving a wetting rain (a tenth of an inch or more) is low, and if it occurs, would likely be on the northern perimeter. Slightly warmer and drier conditions are expected this weekend.

Members of Great Basin Team 6 spent the day shadowing and transitioning with California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 and will assume command of the fire tomorrow at 6:00 a.m.   

(The following information was taken directly from either Tulare County Sheriff's Office website or Facebook page.) 

Sheriff Issues Downgrade for Windy Fire

Sheriff Boudreaux is downgrading an evacuation order to a WARNING for the area of McNallys. This downgrade is from Sherman Pass Rd. to Corral Creek and includes the community of R Ranch. All structures, Forest Roads, dirt roads, access roads, attached roads, and campgrounds.

A roadblock will be in effect at M99 and R Ranch. Also, a roadblock will be at M50 and M107.

Please refer to https://tularecounty.ca.gov/emergencies/ for the Windy Fire Evacuation Warning Area Map. Call 2-1-1 for more information. Log on to https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7841/ for incident information.

Resources: 1,573 Personnel, 39 Hand Crews, 83 Engines, 17 Helicopters, 13 Dozers, 13 Water Tenders
Structures Threatened: 1,000 Residences, 50 Commercial Buildings
Structures Destroyed: 20 Residences, 106 Outbuildings, 2 Commercial Buildings
Injuries: 4

ROAD OPENINGS AND EVACUATION ORDERS: This afternoon, Tulare County will be making an announcement regarding changes to Evacuation Orders and road closures on the east side of the fire. When we receive the information, it will be posted to InciWeb and Facebook @SequoiaNF.

CURRENT SITUATION: The Windy Fire is 97,459 acres with 75% containment and is a full suppression fire. The fire is burning on the Tule River Indian Reservation and the Sequoia National Forest, which includes the Giant Sequoia National Monument. The fire increased 445 acres in the last 24 hours. The acreage increase is within the established indirect containment lines. Today, California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 (CIIMT 5) is transitioning with Great Basin Team 6, which will take command of the fire at 6 A.M. tomorrow.  CIIMT 5 has appreciated your patience, cooperation, and assistance during our assignment on the Windy Fire. Thank you.

Yesterday, additional containment was achieved on the east side from Tobias Creek north to Flynn Canyon in the Kern Canyon. Today, two areas remain a priority for securing containment: the west side on the Tule River Indian Reservation south to M50 (at the switchbacks), and the east side in the Kern River Canyon from Tobias Creek to Baker Peak.

On the west side, the fire continues to move slowly westward towards the indirect dozer line and handlines that have been completed from M50 northwest to Lone Pine Mountain. With increased containment on the east side, hotshot crews will move to the west side to assess the potential for direct handline construction at the fire’s edge. From Lone Pine Mountain north to Wheatons on the Tule River Indian Reservation, the tactical firing operation has been completed, and crews continue strengthening and improving containment lines. Crews have a few more days of work on this portion of the line before it is fully secured.

On the east side north of Baker Peak the terrain is very rocky and inaccessible from Ant Canyon to Tobias Creek, and water-dropping helicopters and the Bombardier CL-415 (Super Scoopers) are being used to extinguish any active fire. Crews are also removing brush and vegetation along the Whiskey Flat Trail (32E35) to improve a secondary containment line.

On the rest of the fire’s perimeter, crews are extinguishing hotspots within the containment lines and are watching for any burning materials, such as pine cones and logs, that could roll downslope. and start new fires.

WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: High pressure will shift to the east today ahead of a strong cold front.  Thursday into Friday, the cold front will bring a chance of light precipitation, cooler temperatures, and higher humidity.

TULARE COUNTY RESIDENT INFORMATION: Residents requesting information on the status of their property can call the Tulare County Information Hotline at (559) 802-9790. Affected property owners should complete the September Lightning Fire Information Form online at: https://bit.ly/3ETdZjI. 

EVACUATION ORDERS: The following information is from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. Evacuation orders and warnings can change suddenly. Please refer to the Windy Fire Evacuation Warning Map at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/emergencies/ or call 2-1-1 for the latest information.

• White River Summer Home Tract, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, Sugarloaf Mountain Park.
• Mountain Aire and Rogers Camp.
• Johnsondale and Camp Whitsett, including M107 at Dome Rock, east to Lloyd Meadow Road (FS Road 22S82), south to M99 at Sherman Pass Road, west to M107 and M50.
• The area of McNally’s from Sherman Pass Road to Corral Creek.

• Both sides of the Kern River from the Goldledge Campground south to Riverkern, Tulare County, at the Tulare/Kern border. This warning will include all private properties, businesses, residences, structures, campsites, campgrounds, Forest Service roads, access roads, attached roads, and trails.
• Alpine Village, Camp Nelson, Cedar Slope, Coy Flat, Pierpoint, Quaking Aspen, Ponderosa, and Sequoia Crest.
• Sugarloaf Village, Panorama Heights, Poso Park, Idlewild, Pleasant View, Balance Rock, Posey, and Vincent Ranch. The boundaries will be from Sugarloaf Peak west to Buck Peak; south to Vincent Ranch at the Tulare/ Kern County Line; east to Forest Service Road 24S07; and north to Sugarloaf Peak.
• California Hot Springs and Pine Flat areas. The evacuation order includes M-504 at Tyler Creek, Southeast to Pine Flat, West to M-56 and Fire Control Road, North up Tyler Creek Road. This includes structures, side roads, and all attached roads.

• At Jack Ranch Road and Old Stage Road
• Quaking Aspen and M107
• MT56 at Fountain Springs
• M50 at the Hot Springs Ranger Station for northbound traffic
• FS Road 23S05
• M99 at Goldledge campground
• Sherman Pass Road at Blackrock Ranger Station

Current Situation: Tuesday evening, October 5, 2021 (also posted on Sequoia National Forest's Facebook page)

The #WindyFire is currently estimated to be 97,014 acres (no change from Tuesday morning’s reported acreage). Containment is 72 percent.

On the east side of the fire north of Baker Peak, the fire is still burning in Tobias Creek and Ant Canyon. Five hotshot crews have been able to access additional portions of the active fire perimeter from the west through the burn. In places, they are directly suppressing hotspots, containing the fire, and halting further eastward growth. In areas where they cannot safely go, they are using helicopters and the Super Scoopers (CL-415s) to conduct water drops, which have been very effective at reducing fire behavior and spread.

The edge of the fire on the west side near Devils Thumb and Thompson Peak still has some heat concentrations in it, and ground crews are being assisted by air resources as they are available. Further north in the Tule River Indian Reservation, crews initiated another hand- and aerial-firing operation today. This evening, Operations Section Chief Trainee Ernie Villa reported that “the fire was gradually progressing in a nice and easy pattern downslope toward containment lines.”

The incident meteorologist (IMET) is expecting the moderating weather trend to persist, with temperatures continuing to drop and humidity levels rise. Measurable precipitation is anticipated Thursday night and Friday as a cold front moves into the area. The IMET has estimated a 60-percent average chance of rain across the fire, with snow likely above 7,000 feet.

Photos: Firefighters working near the Trail of 100 Giants have been hauling excess hose off the fireline and returning them to the base camp.
 
 
 

The faces working behind the Windy Fire are as different and diverse as anyplace you can think of.  However, these ‘Faces of the Fire’ are very unique.

Meet Moose, a 4-year-old chocolate lab, and rhino, a 1-year-old black lab.  These two faces along with their handler, Emily Brown, are part of the First Responder Therapy Dogs organization.

According to Heidi Carman, Founder of First Responder Therapy Dogs, “research has shown that when you’re petting a dog, endorphins and serotonin and all those feel-good chemicals in your body are released, and the firefighters are able to have a sense of well-being.”

Emily, Moose, and Rhino visit crews and overhead personnel at fire camps and allow firefighters and staff, if only for a moment, get a chance to feel like they are back home with their dogs and have a moment of normalcy.

This is the first year the trio has been visiting firefighters at their base camps. Their efforts first began with visits to patients in hospitals and when the opportunity to branch out to the fire community came about, they enthusiastically joined in.

Resources: 1,972 Personnel, 52 Hand Crews, 107 Engines, 17 Helicopters, 13 Dozers, 14 Water Tenders
Structures Threatened: 1,000 Residences, 50 Commercial Buildings
Structures Destroyed: 20 Residences, 106 Outbuildings, 2 Commercial Buildings
Injuries: 4

TULARE COUNTY RESIDENT INFORMATION: Residents requesting information on the status of their property can call the Tulare County Information Hotline at (559) 802-9790. Affected property owners should complete the September Lightning Fire Information Form online at: https://bit.ly/3ETdZjI.

CURRENT SITUATION: The Windy Fire is 97,014, acres with 72% containment and is a full suppression fire. The fire is burning on the Tule River Indian Reservation and the Sequoia National Forest, which includes the Giant Sequoia National Monument. The fire increased 2,268 acres in the last 24 hours. The acreage increase is within the established indirect containment lines.

Last night crews completed and secured the containment line on the southern portion of the fire from Baker Peak west to Sugarloaf and to M50 north of California Hot Springs.  Today, two areas remain a priority for securing containment: the northwest side on the Tule River Indian Reservation south to M50 (at the switchbacks) and the east side in the Kern River Canyon from Johnsondale south to Baker Peak.

On the northwest side the fire continues to move slowly west towards the indirect dozer line and handlines that have been completed from M50 northwest to Lone Pine Mountain and to Wheatons on the Tule River Indian Reservation.  Crews are continuing to look for opportunities to directly attack the active fire front. In the rugged and inaccessible drainages, where it is not safe for firefighters to work, crews continue implementing a tactical firing operation to remove vegetation between the indirect containment line and the fire’s edge.

On the east side, north of Baker Peak, five hotshot crews hiked into Ant Canyon through the already burned area to construct hand line and to direct water dropping helicopters and the Bombardier CL-415, (Super Scoopers) in extinguishing hotspots.  Crews will continue today focusing their efforts in Ant Canyon and Tobias Creek as well as removing brush and vegetation along the Whiskey Flat Trail (32E35).

On the rest of the fire’s perimeter, where firefighters are working to extinguish hotspots within the containment lines. The Fire Behavior Specialist instructed crews to be vigilant and watch for any rolling materials such as pine cones and logs that could escape and start new fires.

WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: Cooler temperatures and higher humidity are expected today. A Pacific storm system is expected to bring much cooler temperatures and a chance of precipitation later this week.

EVACUATION ORDERS: The following information is from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. Evacuation orders and warnings can change suddenly. Please refer to the Windy Fire Evacuation Warning Map at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/emergencies/ or call 2-1-1 for the latest information.

• White River Summer Home Tract, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, Sugarloaf Mountain Park.
• Mountain Aire and Rogers Camp
• Johnsondale and Camp Whitsett, including M107 at Dome Rock, east to Lloyd Meadow Road (FS Road 22S82), south to M99 at Sherman Pass Road, west to M107 and M50
• The area of McNally’s from Sherman Pass Road to Corral Creek 

• Both sides of the Kern River from the Goldledge Campground south to Riverkern, Tulare County, at the Tulare/Kern border. This warning will include all private properties, businesses, residences, structures, campsites, campgrounds, Forest Service roads, access roads, attached roads, and trails.
• Alpine Village, Camp Nelson, Cedar Slope, Coy Flat, Pierpoint, Quaking Aspen, Ponderosa, and Sequoia Crest.
• Sugarloaf Village, Panorama Heights, Poso Park, Idlewild, Pleasant View, Balance Rock, Posey, and Vincent Ranch. The boundaries will be from Sugarloaf Peak west to Buck Peak; south to Vincent Ranch at the Tulare/ Kern County Line; east to Forest Service Road 24S07; and north to Sugarloaf Peak.
• California Hot Springs and Pine Flat areas. The evacuation order includes M-504 at Tyler Creek, Southeast to Pine Flat, West to M-56 and Fire Control Road, North up Tyler Creek Road. This includes structures, side roads, and all attached roads.

• At Jack Ranch Road and Old Stage Road
• Quaking Aspen and M107
• MT99 at Goldledge Campground
• MT56 at Fountain Springs
• M50 at the Hot Springs Ranger Station for northbound traffic
• FS Road 23S05
• Sherman Pass Road at Blockrock Ranger Station

 Current Situation: Monday evening, October 4, 2021 (also posted on Sequoia National Forest's Facebook page)

 The #WindyFire is currently estimated to be 95,345 acres (a 599-acre increase from Monday morning’s reported acreage). Containment is 70 percent.

 Helicopters and the Super Scoopers (CL-415s) flew numerous missions today on the fire’s east side, applying both water and retardant to the fire’s edge between Tobias Creek and Ant Canyon. Firefighters in the field have reported to Planning Operations Section Chief Trainee Ernie Villa that the indirect fire-suppression tactic “is going very well and [the aircraft] are really starting to reduce the heat in those two main areas.”

 Crews working directly on uncontained portions of the fire perimeter east of Sugarloaf Mountain Park and along the White River, also made good progress today and feel confident in their ability to keep the fire from spreading further.

 Minimal heat is being detected on the uncontained portion of western fireline that is south of the Tule River Indian Reservation. Further north on Reservation lands, the strategic firing operation is going well, and day-shift crews are working later than usual tonight so they can hand off a completed operation to the night shift. Firefighters will vigilantly monitor the fireline for hotspots, extinguishing them and securing the control line throughout the night.

 On the northeast corner of the fire, some isolated pockets of vegetation are burning, producing visible smoke; however, they are inside the fire perimeter and pose no threat to containment lines.

 Throughout the week, temperatures are predicted to gradually decrease and relative humidity increase as a cold front moves into the area. The incident fire behavior analyst cautions that “while we are trending in the right direction, but we’re still not out of the woods yet tonight and the first part of tomorrow . . . but it’s in sight.”