Firefighters have completed quite a bit of burning from the dozer and hand lines on the north and east sides. From this morning’s report from the incident management team:
Burnout operations over the past 24 hours were extremely successful. Firelines were burned out along Blue Rock Ridge and the lower portion of Chew’s ridge. Today crews will continue burning on Hennickson’s Ridge and Chews Ridge.
Burnout operations will be conducted in the Tanbark area to widen the protection zone around structures.
The fire is 138,220 acres and is 72% contained. The map shows the completed and open fire lines.