The team’s Operations Chief Bruce Meyer said, “with the moderated fire behavior today, firefighters were able to make greater progress toward containment compared to yesterday when their safety was highly compromised.” The shade kept temperatures a little lower and relative humidity a little higher, which resulted in far less fire growth than yesterday.” “The smoke from yesterday shaded the fire today, which greatly moderated fire behavior. Northwest Incident Management Team 10, which is currently leading the fire response, quoted fire behavior expert Forrest Ownby on its Facebook page: The fire moved through the Sycan Estates development and burned for about eight miles alongside a high voltage powerline corridor that supplies electricity to Northern California.īut late Sunday night, fire officials said the heavy smoke created by the previous days’ extreme fire behavior had caused the fire to moderate, pushing the total area burned to 150,812 acres. By Sunday morning, it had burned nearly 144,000 acres, with zero containment. The Bootleg Fire had earlier roared through eastern Klamath County, doubling in size for two days running. Saalsaa, of the state fire marshal’s office, said officials are expecting it to continue burning for several weeks at least based on its size. There are no reported injuries or fatalities. The fire has burned across major power lines that deliver electricity to California and has destroyed seven homes. Meanwhile, firefighters on the massive Bootleg Fire in south-central Oregon have reported a small reprieve, ironically due to the smoke the fire itself has created. Heavy smoke helps with Bootleg Fire, dozens are displaced
The National Weather Service said in a statement that areas west of the Cascades in the vicinity of the Jack Fire are likely to see continued smoke into late afternoon and evening Monday.
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