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CURRENT SITUATION: On its first day in command of the incident, the Great Basin Incident Management Team 6 (GB-IMT 6) continued patrolling and monitoring containment lines to ensure they would hold against stronger winds forecast for Thursday night and Friday.

GB-IMT 6 continued direct and indirect attacks on stretches of the fire perimeter where the fire is most active and containment lines are unfinished. Fire managers increased containment at the southeast boundary of the Tule River Indian Reservation where rugged and remote terrain near Lone Pine Mountain made direct attack too dangerous for firefighters. Crews are monitoring open sections of fireline between Devils Den and Cold Springs, south of Coy Peak at the northern perimeter, and between Baker Peak and Tobias Creek to the southeast. All of these are places where the fire is approaching areas of lighter fuels in burn scars from past incidents. Containment may increase based on weather and line construction progress.

A group deployed Thursday to offer firefighter access to sequoia groves in the fire interior and to assess their condition has been established. Other groups are busy removing hazardous trees from roadsides.

WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: A strong cold front that moved into the area from the west on Thurs-day is expected to bring light precipitation, cooler temperatures, and higher humidity to the Western Slope over-night into today. However, it is not likely to be enough moisture to significantly impact fire behavior. Daily smoke outlooks are available at https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/SouthernSierra-Sequoia.

TULARE COUNTY RESIDENT INFORMATION: Residents requesting information on the status of their property can call the Tulare County Information Hotline at (559) 802-9790. Affected property owners should complete the September Lightning Fire Information Form online at: https://bit.ly/3ETdZjI. Residents can sign up to receive county emergency notifications by registering at AlertTC.com.  

EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS: Because evacuation orders and warnings change often as fire containment grows, evacuees should refer to the Windy Fire Evacuation Warning Map at https://tularecounty.ca.gov/emergencies/ or call 211 for the latest information. Evacuation updates can be found on Inciweb at Inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7841 and Facebook @SequoiaNF.  

According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, evacuation orders are in effect in the following areas: 

• White River Summer Home Tract, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, Sugarloaf Mountain Park

• Mountain Aire and Rogers Camp 

• Johnsondale and Camp Whitsett, including M107 at Dome Rock, east to Lloyd Meadow Road (Forest Service Road 22S82), south to M99 at Sherman Pass Road, west to M107 and M50  

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has issued evacuation warnings for the following roads and areas:

• The McNallys area (Sherman Pass Road to Corral Creek, the community of R Ranch, structures, Forest Ser-vice roads, dirt roads, access roads, attached roads, and campgrounds). A roadblock is in effect at M99 and R Ranch and at M50 and M107.
  
  

• Both sides of the Kern River from the Goldledge Campground south to Riverkern, Tulare County, at the Tulare/Kern border. This warning will include all private properties, businesses, residences, structures, campsites, campgrounds, Forest Service roads, access roads, attached roads, and trails.
    

• Alpine Village, Camp Nelson, Cedar Slope, Coy Flat, Pierpoint, Quaking Aspen, Ponderosa, and Sequoia Crest  

   

• Sugarloaf Village, Panorama Heights, Poso Park, Idlewild, Pleasant View, Balance Rock, Posey, and Vincent Ranch. The boundaries will be from Sugarloaf Peak west to Buck Peak; south to Vincent Ranch at the Tulare/ Kern County Line; east to Forest Service Road 24S07; and north to Sugarloaf Peak 

   

• California Hot Springs and Pine Flat areas. The evacuation order includes M-504 at Tyler Creek, Southeast to Pine Flat, west to M-56 and Fire Control Road, north up Tyler Creek Road. This includes structures, side roads, and all attached roads 

   

• M99 and R Ranch and M50 and M107  

   

  ROAD CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS: Updates on road closures can be found on Inciweb at Inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7841 and Facebook @SequoiaNF.  

  The following roads are closed: 

• At Jack Ranch Road and Old Stage Road  

• Quaking Aspen and M107  

• MT56 at Fountain Springs  

• M50 at the Hot Springs Ranger Station for northbound traffic  

• Forest Service Road 23S05