The Moody Fire is 1,090 acres, 100% contained and has been turned back over to the local fire departments to monitor.

Moody Fire: 1,090 acres, 95% contained
Location: approximately 2 miles south of Del Rio, Texas

Resources have returned to the fire this morning to continue fire suppression efforts. The IC reports that everything is looking good. Engine crews will be patrolling for hot spots and doing any mop up that is needed along the fire perimeter.

Fire Weather: Clear skies and light southeasterly winds prevail this morning with temperatures in the middle 80s. Highs today will top out near 105 degrees with heat index values near 110 degrees. Afternoon humidity values will drop to near 25 percent and winds the afternoon will be out of the south/southeast around 10-14 MPH.

Moody Fire: 1,090 acres, 95% contained
Location: approximately 2 miles south of Del Rio, Texas

Resources made significant progress on fire suppression today. Dozer crews will continue to improve containment line while engine crews mop up hot spots along the fire perimeter.

Moody Fire: estimated 300 acres, 80% contained
Location: approximately 2 miles south of Del Rio, Texas

Dozer crews will continue to construct and improve containment line around the fire perimeter. Engine crews will continue to mop up any hotspots. Aerial resources will be utilized when available.  

 Fire Weather: Any chances for wetting rains remain very slim through the weekend. Hot and dry conditions will persist with minimum RH values near 25 percent. Winds will be southeasterly, gusty at times in the late afternoon and evening hours before settling down overnight.

Moody Fire: estimated 300 acres, 80% contained
Location: approximately 2 miles south of Del Rio, Texas

Aerial and ground resources made significant progress on fire suppression today. Forward progression has been stopped by locals with county equipment. Dozer crews will return tomorrow to continue to construct and improve containment line. Engines will continue to mop up hotspots.

Sands Fire: estimated 2,120 acres, 100% contained
Location: approximately 14 miles south of Kermit, Texas

The Sands Fire is 2,120 acres, 100% contained and has been turned back over to the locals to monitor.

Sands Fire: estimated 1,000 acres, 100% contained
Location: approximately 14 miles south of Kermit, Texas

Aerial and ground resources made good progress in fire suppression today. The Sands Fire is estimated 1,200 acres, 100% contained and has been turned back over to the locals to monitor. Crews will return to get better mapping.

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SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. September 19, 2020 – Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks continue to have two active fires burning in designated wilderness with no threats to people or property. The Rattlesnake and Moraine Fires were both caused by lighting and continue to show slow and minor fire growth. The Rattlesnake Fire is 2,078 acres and the Moraine Fire is 575 acres.
 

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are in a highly fire-adapted ecosystem. This means that fire has shaped this landscape for thousands of years and the plants and animals have evolved to live with fire. The main example within the parks are the sequoia trees themselves. Not only does the giant sequoia have thick bark to provide protection from high heat sources, the cones have also developed to open only during periods of high temperatures to release seeds, generating new trees. This type of cone is referred to as serotinous. Sequoia trees would not exist today if there was not fire to support them.
 

In addition to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks full park closures, park managers have implemented a designated wilderness closure in response to the Rattlesnake Fire. Beginning at the south boundary of Sequoia National Park with the intersection of the Great Western Divide, north along the Great Western Divide to Kaweah Gap, southeast to Chagoopa Plateau along the base of the Kaweah Peaks to the Kern Canyon, north to Junction Meadow and the Colby Pass Trail (not included), east along the High Sierra Trail (not included) to the John Muir Trail/PCT (not included), south along the PCT (not included) to the park boundary, and west along the park boundary back to the point of origin.
 

Smoke remains prevalent in the park and air quality is unhealthy for all people. To learn more, please visit fire.airnow.gov
 

To learn more about our fires, please visit inciweb.nwcg.gov and click Rattlesnake or Moraine Fire.
 

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About Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ Fire Management Program

For over fifty years, our mission has been to use the full range of options and strategies available to manage fire in the parks. This includes protecting park resources, employees, and the public from unwanted fire; building and maintaining fire resilient ecosystems; reducing the threat to local communities from wildfires emanating from the parks or adjacent lands; and recruiting, training, and retaining a professional fire management workforce.