SQF Complex

Timber (Litter and Understory)

Chaparral (6 feet)

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Fuel models located within the fire area vary with elevation and some have limited fire history. These include stands of dense mixed conifer with heavy brush below timber lines. The McNally burn scar (2002) and Schaefer burn scar (2017) contain a mixture of grass, brush and snags and are supporting fire spread.

Active

Short Crown Runs

Group Torching

Long-range Spotting

The East and West flanks have exhibited the most active fire behavior today including surface fire with single tree

and group tree torching. Spotting was observed up to 1/4 mile, as well as short duration crown fire runs. The west side continued to burn deeper into the Freeman Creek Sequoia Grove as well as further west towards Summit Trailhead, White Meadows and Jordan Peak. The fire on the east side has continued to move east-southeast threatening Little Horse and Beach Meadows, as well as the Blackrock Ranger Station. The north side continued to burn deeper into the Golden Trout Wilderness.

The Shotgun fire exhibited low intensity surface fire in sparse fuel. No major growth was observed.

Branch I - Continue to hold Freeman Creek Road. Anchor indirect fireline from Summit Trailhead area and extend it to containment line near Kern River to minimize further fire growth to the west and minimize impacts to communities spread out through this area. As conditions allow implement firing operations off of indirect line to secure line and allow mop up operations to begin. Minimize effects to Freeman Creek Sequoia Grove through low

intensity firing operations as needed.

Branch V - Hold and improve control lines from Kern River east to Lion Meadows. Implement point protection of

values at risk. Identify and establish contingency lines to protect structures. Improve other indirect containment

lines and scout for opportunities to extend containment lines along east flank.

Continue to utilize engines to improve structure defense in the Beach Meadows, Blackrock Ranger Station, Bonita

Meadow, West Meadow, back country/wilderness structures, Lloyd Meadows, Pyles Camp, Peppermint Ranch, T-T

Ranch, Camp Whitsett, Forest Service Campgrounds, Camp Nelson, Cedar Slope, Alpine Village, Sequoia Crest,

Pierpoint, Ponderosa.

Monitor the Shotgun fire using aerial resources.

Continue to evaluate values at risk needs in areas north of the fire.

Continue to develop and implement efficient measures to support personnel who are working in remote locations,

including paracargo.

12 hours: All active fire edges will continue to see growth with forecasted weather. The majority of growth is expected to be on the east side of the fire. This will impact the USFS road systems around Little Horse and Beach Meadows. This movement will also threaten the USFS Blackrock Ranger Station as well as scattered structures ahead of the fire. In the northeast, the fire will also continue to threaten structures in the Casa Vieja and Osa Meadows. Fire movement on the southwest of the fire will continue to impact the

Freeman Creek Sequoia Grove as well as structures and infrastructure in and around Lloyd Meadows. The fire will also continue to threaten the communities of Ponderosa, Cedar Slope, Sequoia Crest, Alpine Village, Camp Nelson, USFS facilities and infrastructure along the highway 190 corridor. The northwest side of the fire will continue to move west threatening USFS infrastructure in and around White Meadows. The north side of the fire will continue to burn further into the Golden Trout Wilderness.

Shotgun fire: Expect all active fire edges to have growth.

Light westerly winds aloft prevail over the fire today as upper high pressure ridging builds in. The winds at the ridges began the day light out of the northwest, but became southwesterly by the early afternoon. High

temperatures ranged from the low 70s to upper 80s in lower elevations.

Minimum RH's were in the teens to the low 20 percent range. Upper level

high pressure ridging and diurnally driven winds will prevail across the fire on Friday, with warming temperatures. Upper high pressure ridging will continue through the weekend with clear skies and temperatures in the 80s

and 90s. A Haines of 6 is predicted for tomorrow with the SQF Complex

having high growth days in the past when that has occurred.