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September 17, 2021 - KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park updates for Friday: 11,368 Interpreted Acres.

Overnight Infrared Flight Notes:

Paradise: Interpreted Size: 8,205 Acres - Growth since last flight: 845 Acres
Large quantities of isolated heat sources.  There is about 1100’ between the two fires, Colony and Paradise.

Colony: Interpreted Size: 3,163 Acres - Growth since last flight: 1,150 Acres
The Paradise fire continued to grow with intense heat bands along multiple borders of the perimeter. 
Sections of scattered heat becoming cool and interpreted as isolated heat.


Basic Information

Current as of 9/17/2021, 11:42:37 AM
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin Saturday September 11th, 2021 approx. 07:00 AM
Location Sequoia National Park
Incident Commander Mark Morales
Coordinates 36.567 latitude, -118.811 longitude

Current Situation

Total Personnel 482
Size 11,365 Acres
Fuels Involved

Timber (Litter and Understory)

Brush (2 feet)

Short Grass (1 foot)

Narrative: Timber litter, brush, steep terrain, high density of 10 year old snags.

Significant Events

Observed Fire Behavior:

Active

Uphill Runs

Spotting

Flanking

Fire has been active at night.

Outlook

Planned Actions

Use aviation resources to moderate fire behavior while available hand crews look for opportunities for direct and indirect line construction. Prevent fire from crossing major drainages. Prepare infrastructure for arrival of fire and provide protection during fire passage.

Projected Incident Activity

12 hours: Colony fire spreads east up Marble Fork drainage and continues to back off ridge to the south, west and north. Paradise backs down Paradise Ridge and Milk Ranch into the East Fork of the Kaweah drainage, and makes uphill run towards the Colony Fire and Giant Forest.

24 hours: Colony Fire continues up Marble Fork on the South and to Lodgepole, slope reversal results in uphill run in Yuca creek to the north. Colony and Paradise fire will join at Generals Hwy. Colony will make uphill run to Giant Forest and east up the Middle Fork of the Kaweah.

48 hours: Fires will continue upslope to the northeast into Giant Forest and north into Lodgepole/Wuksachi/Red Fir. To the west it will continue to back down to the west and south.

72 hours: Fire continues to spread upslope to the north and east and up the East Fork of the Kaweah into Mineral King and west towards Ash Mt headquarters.

Anticipated after 72 hours: Fire continues upslope from Generals Hwy to the north and to the east up the Middle and East Forks of the Kaweah. To the west the fire continues to back into Three Rivers and the North Fork of the Kaweah.

Current Weather

Weather Concerns

A dry onshore flow will maintain dry conditions over the fire through the week. Afternoon highs will remain a few degrees above seasonal average over the fire through the middle of the week. A cooling trend will take place beginning on Thursday and continue through next weekend. Good ventilation will favor fire growth. Westerly afternoon and evening winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph will continue to surface over the wind prone mountain and desert areas through the middle of this week.


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