Inyo County, California · Complex (group of fires)
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
2,722 acres Jul 26, 7:01 PM
|
2,784 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+62 acres
was 2,722 acres · Jul 26, 7:01 PM
|
+62 acres
in 22 days
|
| Containment |
98% Aug 5, 8:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+2 percent
was 98% · Aug 5, 8:00 PM
|
+2 percent
in 12 days
|
| Crew size |
359 Jul 30, 7:01 PM
|
303
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
−56
was 359 · Jul 30, 7:01 PM
|
−56
in 18 days
|
| Money spent |
$4.2M Jul 29, 6:00 PM
|
$5.2M
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+$988,968
was $4.2M · Jul 29, 6:00 PM
|
+$988,968
in 19 days
|
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The Cinder Complex is a group of wildfires (a “complex”) near Inyo County, California. It has burned about 2,784 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 303 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 12:00 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
91°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 to 13 mph SSE · 16% chance of rain
Tonight
59°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 3 to 9 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Saturday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 14 mph S · 1% chance of rain
Saturday Night
62°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 3 to 10 mph SW · 1% chance of rain
Sunday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 14 mph SSW · 5% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 12:03 p.m. CDT.
About 303 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. About $5 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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