Yesterday, crews were able to complete firing operations along constructed holding features on the north portion of the fire. Impacts from smoke are expected through the week and visible from multiple locations. As temperatures cool overnight smoke may linger in drainages and valleys until daytime winds surface.
Operations: Monday, firefighters on the northwest perimeter conducted hand ignition operations, tying in the north and west fire edges along Chamberlain Trail Road (FSRD 200). Today, firefighters will continue to work down the drainages from north to south towards Clay Springs Road (FSRD 411) building depth and keeping an even line of completion. Crews will also continue firing operations to connect the fire’s edge down the Chamberlain Trail (FSRD 200) to the FSRD 848.
Fire Ecology: Serotinous cones have adapted to fire and use it to spread their seeds. These cones are closed tight around their seeds and are glued shut with a resin. When the cone is heated, it opens up and the seeds drop to the forest floor. Most of the ground cover will have been consumed, so the seed has good contact with the soil, as well as extra nutrients from the
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