Thread by @jerichoisland

Good morning. We begin the day with a complicated story of great news and growing concerns. Let's get started.

Your early morning #caldorfire alerts and updates thread begins here:

NE: A massive 100+ ft fuel break was completed in the valley below and SE of Heavenly. Crews are successfully guiding the fire south of here in an E direction. Fire has crossed Trimmer Peek with spot fires growing N of Freel Peek near the Cold Creek drainage.

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NE: Moving west through Meyers all lines continue to hold with crews on top of spot fires. Little growth. Up on Echo Summit fire continues to move through unburned areas with crews protecting structures. NW of here we get into the Echo Lakes areas...

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NE: Fire has continued to slop over the ridges above Upper and Lower Echo Lakes. Fire has been at the shore of Lower for some time and early morning recon flights report fire is at or near the shore of Upper. This is ...

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...difficult terrain for ground crews and usually inaccessible for air crews due to smoke. There is concern fire could eventually make its way through green channels around the lakes and push further down into the basin. Right now...

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...structure defense around the lakes sound successful thus far. On the other side of the lakes to the NE dozer lines have been completed on the W side of N Upper Truckee.

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N: N of Twin Bridges fire continues to grow North through the canyons below Ralston Peak. Fuel is thinner here so growth is slow, but there is concern with how far NE the fire has reached. #CaldorFire

N: Closer to Twin Bridges and Strawberry fire continues through unburned areas with crews actively defending structures whenever there is a flareup. Yesterday was much much more quiet than days prior but we still do hear the occasional call for resources. Farther W..

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N: Yesterday and Last night saw massive growth above Lower Forni towards Wrights Lake. Crews were able to complete dozer lines all the way to the lake and around structures here. This along with air ops held the fire just to the east of the lake...

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...where for now the fire continues to push to the NE. The front here has reached the shores of Lyons lake and new spot fires have been identified as far north as Smith lake.
Before moving farther west let's jump south to ...

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...an area we haven't talked about in awhile: Cody Meadows. A remote area S of Strawberry, Cody Ms has seen renewed fire activity with a run up to 8,000 feet where irs threatening to cross dozer lines. This will need to be monitored in the coming days. Back N...

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N: Moving west along hwy 50 and we reach the White Hall area where stubborn fire is embedded near Bull Creek. Fire still burns hot here and crews are constantly putting out embers north of 50. Activity is expected to continue here today. Moving W...

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NW/W/SW: Containment remains farther W down 50, along Mormon Emigrant out to Sly Park Road, and down to the SW heading east towards 88. It's a vast area and there continues to be great news here. HOWEVER...

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...on the NW "finger" of the NW flank, daily flare ups are causing problems near Camp Creek. Some near Homestead are occurring right at dozer lines and threatening homes. This is a very stubborn area crews can't wrap up until this hot spot is under control. Head E...

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E/SE: Dozer lines have been completed on the N side of silver lake to prevent fire E and N from Martin Meadow from entering here. Fire is still hung up on Thunder Mountaim at Two Sentinals threatening Kirkwood. However...

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...Ground crews embedded here have kept embers and spot fires under control and there is no word of damaged structures. While this entire area is a priority, concern is also growing to the NE where fire has ...

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...progressed all the way to the dozer lines just completed to the north of caples lake. There will continue to be a struggle here to stop this fire from moving further up the ridges and over to the Upper Truckee River. Note just NW of here is the Cody Meadows...

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...area of concern. Winds are much calmer today and conditions improving which create a great opportunity for crews to gain the upper hand in the areas if concern I went through in this thread. Continue to follow ur evac orders, take care of each other, stay safe.

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