Thread by @jerichoisland

Your afternoon #caldorfire alerts and updates thread begins here:

Pilot of a helo near Silver Lake heard a "loud noise" and immediately landed. Emergency canceled. Pilot is safe. Unclear what the issue is with the helo. #caldorfire

ALERT: N, Fire north of hwy above Lower Forni has grown rapidly and is now less than a 1/2 mile from Wrights Lake. Helos have been dumping water and crews are preparing structures for defense near the lake.

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ALERT: NE, fire is approaching Cold Creek, just SW of Heavenly. #caldorfire

Looks like I left out "50"

UPDATE: S, ground crews running into challenges on the W and N flanks of Thunder Mountain. Terrain driven wind shifts led to limited visibility and they working a steep area. Crews triple checking safety and escape plan as standard protocol for changing conditions.

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Hawkins cam shows increasing activity in plume over Caples Lake near Kirkwood and Thunder Mountain. #caldorfire

ALERT: New evac warnings for Alpine County. #CaldorFire

Request for PIO hwy 88 near Kirkwood to deal with media getting in way of crew operations. Source tells me group of reporters were told to move their vehicle, didn't do so. Later emergency vehicles were blocked and had to wait on someone to find the reporters. #caldorfire

ALERT: E, source in Meyers says fire activity around Apache is increasing. Crews coming back into area for ember patrol from a couple crowning trees. #CaldorFire

UPDATE: N, 2 fixed wing tankers loaded with retardant inbound to the Wrights Lake growing spot fires. #CaldorFire

ALERT: SE, crews running into more challenges on the flanks of Thunder Mountain. They report fire jumping from clump to clump of trees despite efforts. More retardant lines have been lost. I heard no mention of imminent threat to structures. #caldorfire

I have heard nothing on Christmas Valley, Meyers, or Heavenly in awhile. Usually, no news is good news. #CaldorFire

Hawkins cam showing even more smoke activity near Caples Lake and Thunder Mountain (near Kirkwood).

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UPDATE: N/NW, the area W of white hall near Bull Creek is again showing increased activity, which means crews are again watching closely for spot fires north of hwy 50. #CaldorFire

Today saw very little fire growth (relative to previous days) on all flanks of the fire, except North towards Wrights Lake where there was a sizeable run. This area will need closely monitored. And while other areas didn't see...

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...massive growth they all still have their own challenges and dangers. I'm thinking about Kirkwood, Heavenly, Meyers, and areas around Echo Lake. Still, I'm growing hopefull that, assuming crews continue to stay on top of the ...

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...embers and spot fires, we may be looking at a number of days of less growth overall and increased containment. I don't do this too often but I think it's been a successful day and wanted to share my hopeful side for a change.

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...to be clear, this is speculation, an extreme rarity for me. So I just want to highlight that for those who may be new to my style of reporting.

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With that said I think it may be a good day to shut it down early and get a little extra rest. Thanks for spending time with me today. Take care of each other and be safe.

This concludes your afternoon alerts and updates thread on the #CaldorFire