Control of Coffee Pot Fire rising, cooler weather to help

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Cooler upwind forecast for the Central Valley is expected to assistance crews who are moving to power the Coffee Pot Fire burning adjacent Three Rivers successful Tulare County.

As of Monday morning, the occurrence was reported astatine 13,440 acres and 31% contained, up 4% from the containment numbers released connected Sunday.

According to national officials, aerial operations are playing a cardinal portion successful ensuring that the occurrence remains nether power - some by dropping retardant to enactment retired the flames and by dropping instrumentality for crews connected the ground. The program connected Monday is to proceed moving the lines to yet summation containment.

Crews moving the occurrence are expected to payment from cooler temperatures expected this week and fume conditions are expected to amended arsenic well. However, the communities of Three Rivers, Hammond, and Giant Forest proceed to spot fume impacts, according to national officials, with aerial prime described arsenic being successful the mean range.

Evacuation orders stay for Genasys zones TLC-E094-C, TLC-E094-E, TLC-E094-D, and TLC-E094-B.

Evacuation warnings are successful spot for zones TLC-E093-A, TLC-E093-B, TLC-E095, and TLC-E128-A.

A representation showing the evacuation areas can beryllium recovered here.