![]() ![]() In the Los Angeles area, crews fighting the Bobcat fire in the Angeles National Forest said they were mostly focusing on mopping up and strengthening containment lines Sunday. The North Complex fire, which killed 15 people after it raced into the towns of Berry Creek and Feather Falls, was 317,459 acres and 83% contained Sunday. The fire’s southern and western flanks, closest to large population centers, have been tamped down, but the fire’s eastern edge flared up overnight and jumped a bulldozed containment line, the fire’s operations commander, Don Fregulia, said in a morning update. The August Complex fire has burned 985,304 acres and was 51% contained Sunday morning.įire officials have reported 100% containment of two other large fire complexes that were sparked by lightning in mid-August - the 396,624-acre SCU Lightning Complex fire in Santa Clara, Alameda and Stanislaus counties, and the 363,220-acre LNU Lightning Complex fire in Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Yolo and Solano counties.įire crews on Sunday also reported progress against the Creek fire, burning in the Sierra National Forest, which was 315,413 acres and 62% contained. On both flanks of the fire, crews challenged by rugged terrain are building contingency lines - a more distant, secondary defensive line away from the fire. Until then, much of firefighters’ efforts will be focused on the fire’s northern and western zones, where the persistently warm conditions in recent days have pushed the flames over containment lines, up steep hills and into treetops. Though winds will continue to push the fire around on hilltops and sour air in the valleys with smoke, the ridge of high pressure that’s been keeping the air warm and dry will be displaced by midweek with cooler, more humid air that will also feed moisture back into the vegetation during the night, according to Sunday’s forecast. “On the aircraft side, it’s good because they need the visibility,” said Cal Fire spokeswoman April Newman.Īs the week progresses, the weather is expected to work in firefighters’ favor, according to the National Weather Service. California Photos: Bobcat fire in the Angeles National Forestįears of a significant spread of the Bobcat fire dissipated as Santa Ana winds failed to materialize, but foothill communities remain on high alert.
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