Fire containment 40%, 25,767 acres.

Fire containment 40%, 23,975 acres. Ground crews continue to make progress building and improving containment lines. Aerial resources will be utilized again to assist ground crews.

Fire containment is 25%, 23,475 acres. Current fire behavior is light to moderate with increasing behavior, group tree torching, and spotting due to daytime heating.  Plans for the rest of the day continue to be reinforcing containment lines with retardant drops from aviation resources, line construction with dozers, and patrolling and holding existing lines.

Fire containment is 25%, 21,043 acres.

Yesterday’s mission of improving, patrolling, and holding containment lines was successful. As of end of shift Thursday, no additional structures were lost and no injuries were reported.  

Aviation support will continue to be utilized in addition to the dozers, engines, and firefighters on the ground. Crews will continue to construct containment lines where possible.

There is a red flag warning in effect today due to shifting winds from a cold front moving into the area after noon. 

Acreage will be updated when mapping flight is complete.  

Fire containment is 25%, 21,043 acres.  Additional resources continue to arrive to assist with suppression efforts. Fire behavior remains active. Aviation support has been very effective in strengthening containment lines. Crews continue to implement holding plans and patrol existing fire perimeter.

Acres will be updated after a mapping flight is scheduled.

Fire containment is 20%, 21, 043 acres. Acreage change is due to more accurate mapping. Yesterday’s mapping flight was estimated because of a lack of visibility through thick smoke and intense fire behavior.

Potential for fire growth today is high due to forecasted weather conditions.

The plan for today is to continue to hold, improve, mop up, and patrol containment lines. 2 heavy air tankers will continue to make retardant drops and 1 helicopter will make water drops where needed on the fire.

Overnight resources were successful at holding the containment lines. Multiple direct saves on structures were made during yesterday's shift. No additional structures were lost overnight.

Updated acreage will come after mapping flight is complete.  

Fire containment is 20%, estimated 26,500 acres. No additional structures were lost during today's day shift. Fire behavior remains active. Night shift crews will continue to patrol, mop up, and improve containment lines.

Fire containment is 15%, 23,922 acres. The increase in acreage is due to yesterday's fire growth and firing operations conducted to strengthen the containment lines. Fire behavior is very active with group torching in juniper and spotting. The fire continues to have high potential for growth. Crews continue to build direct fire line where possible and improve indirect lines to prepare for burn out operations when conditions allow it.

Fire containment is 15%; 18,500 acres. More accurate acreage will be updated after a mapping flight is scheduled. State and local fire crews are actively patrolling, mopping up, and improving containment lines. Additional resources are en route to assist with the fire. 

Critical fire weather conditions are forecasted to develop across the area this afternoon. Extreme fire behavior is expected through the afternoon.