http://beta.alertwildfire.org/region/sierra/?camera=Axis-BuckRock1
also a lot of heat showing on FireMappers
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.26 inches of precip on the west end of Three Rivers last night.
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88,278 acres and 60% contained.
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It’s merely a control burn now. Incoming rain/snow will put a fork in it.
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Last 2 “storm’s” didn’t faze it but for a day
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This pattern will be a little different than the last couple weeks.
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12-2-21 Update
While activity on the KNP Complex has slowed dramatically, and firefighting operations have been scaled back to a minimum, containment still sits at 80%. Why isn’t it higher?
Fire managers are periodically flying the fire perimeter to look for opportunities to increase containment. Containment lines must be validated and confirmed to be secure before containment percentage is increased. This is a slow process, especially in terrain as remote and rugged as the southern Sierra Nevada. Containment numbers are unlikely to go up until the parks get more significant precipitation.
While fire from the KNP Complex does not currently pose any threats to life or property, NPS fire managers have observed areas of fire activity and smoke in the interior of the fire footprint, and determined that they are mainly coming from islands of unburned fuels and heavy logs that continue to be consumed.
If the ongoing pattern of extremely dry weather continues, smoke west of Castle Rocks and north of Paradise Ridge may be visible from areas along Highway 198 approaching Sequoia National Park, and on the north end of the fire, smoke may be visible from portions of Highway 180 that look towards Redwood Canyon. Smoke in Atwell Grove may also be visible from the Mineral King Road, but that area is closed to the public for the winter.
At this time, the Generals Highway remains closed from Hospital Rock through the Giant Forest to Grant Grove. We will keep you posted with more information about areas reopening as it becomes available!
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How about a little good news before the weekend? The KNP Complex has been declared 100% contained! While the fire has not grown in recent weeks, it has continued to show activity in remote areas. Recent rain and snow has prompted fire managers to declare the fire fully contained as of yesterday afternoon.
Total containment means that the fire’s perimeter is considered secure, and no further growth is expected. This differs from the fire being declared “out.” Fire can become established in heavy fuels, such as large, downed trees, and may smolder there through multiple heavy precipitation events, or even all winter, and become active again after the area dries out. Therefore, it may be a matter of months or longer before the KNP Complex is officially declared out.
“We hope that total containment on the KNP Complex is a comfort not only to local communities, but to people everywhere who care about the parks,” said Leif Mathiesen, Assistant Fire Management Officer for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. “While the onset of winter weather was the push we needed to reach full containment, it’s thanks to the incredible work of literally thousands of firefighting personnel that we were able to protect and save what we did. We’re very grateful to a lot of people.”
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