Coffee Pot Fire: most growth in 24-hour period, but containment finally growing

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Coffee Pot Fire experienced its largest magnitude of maturation successful a 24-hour play since it archetypal ignited connected Aug. 3, but containment is yet going up.

The Coffee Pot Fire has grown by 1,311 acres since Thursday and arsenic of Friday greeting is 6,994 acres, per the California Interagency Incident Management Team (CIIMT); the occurrence is 3% contained aft holding astatine 0% contained for astir 1 month.

Fire officials accidental containment was reached connected a information of the eastbound flank of the occurrence adjacent Homers Nose (shown successful achromatic connected the map). Progress was besides made connected indirect power lines that proceed to beryllium constructed successful a northward absorption toward Horse Creek and Mineral King Road.

According to maps, the occurrence mostly grew connected the southbound flank wherever occurrence officials accidental it moved westbound on the South Fork Kaweah River and northbound up the eastbound broadside of the ridge adjacent Bennett Creek.

CIIMT says the occurrence besides grew successful the northbound and is backing downslope toward Lookout Point and the East Fork Kaweah River adjacent the Lady Bug and Salt Creek Groves of elephantine sequoias. Groundcrews are actively monitoring the strength of occurrence adjacent the groves, portion craft crews are utilizing water-drops to dilatory the fire's spread. CIIMT says enactment successful this are volition stay a precedence for Friday.

Officials accidental crews are besides moving to get power of the blaze on the occidental flank wherever they are moving to dilatory the complaint and strength of the fire's dispersed with backmost burning.

Evacuation notices:

An evacuation bid has been issued for portion TLC-E128-B, the country northbound of South Fork Drive, eastbound of Skyline Drive (Salt Creek, occurrence power road), southbound of Skyline Drive (south of Case Mountain and Homers Nose), and westbound of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Boundary. An Evacuation informing remains successful effect for zones TLC-E128-A, TLC-E127-B, and portion TLC-E094-B.

The existent evacuation orders tin beryllium viewed by clicking here.