Fire containment is 30%, estimated 6,000 acres. Resources staffed and the activity remained active overnight with torching in juniper. Today, crews are continuing to make progress on all containment lines. Fire activity is starting to increase as the day heats up. Aerial resources are being utilized as they become available.

Fire containment is 30%, estimated 6,000 acres. Decrease in containment is due to the loss of containment on the West side of the fire. Additional resources have been ordered and will arrive throughout the day to assist with fire suppression.

Fire containment is 40%, estimated 4,500 acres. Fire behavior is moderate. Forecasted hot and dry conditions will continue over the next couple of days, with South winds 10-15 mph with minimum humidity values 25-30%. Planned actions for the rest of the evening and into tomorrow will be to continue to construct and improve containment lines, patrol and mop up along the perimeter, and utilize aerial resources where effective.

Fire containment is 40%, estimated 4,000 acres. Fire crews are working to construct, improve, and patrol containment lines. Crews are also preparing to conduct a burn out (burning of excess fuels between the containment line and active fire) between FM 765 and US Hwy 377. Aerial resources have continued to be effective.

Fire containment is 15%, estimated 4,000 acres. Dozer crews worked late into the night constructing containment line. Today crews will focus on constructing, improving, and patrolling containment lines. Aerial resources will assist with the fire as soon as they become available and will make retardant drops where effective.

Fire containment is 10%, estimated 3,800 acres. Fire behavior has remained active. Resources will likely staff the fire throughout the night. Highs around 103, minimum relative humidity values of 20-25%, and winds of 12-13 mph with gusts up to 18 mph are forecasted for tomorrow. Planned actions for tomorrow will be to construct, improve, and patrol containment lines and utilize aerial resources where effective.

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 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-15/mineral-fire-in-fresno-county-grows-to-11-000-acres

 https://kmph.com/news/local/mineral-fire-nearly-258-square-miles-burned-and-20-contained

 https://www.ksbw.com/article/mineral-fire-prompts-evacuations-in-southeast-monterey-county/33341821#