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After 50 days, the Caldor Fire continues to to burn in El Dorado and Alpine Counties. It is currently measured at 221,775 acres and is 91 percent contained. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 782 structures have been destroyed, 35 structures are threatened, and 81 structures have been damaged.
Firefighters observed an increase in active fire today in the Strawberry Creek and Caples Creek areas today due to the warm, dry weather. Gusty winds over the fire have caused pine needles and small branches to fall into lingering heat sources causing them to flare up.
The Caldor Fire has not expanded its footprint in a couple of days and remains 219,267 acres in size, and firefighters have a containment line around 71 percent of the fire. East Zone Conditions today remained warm and dry, and a fire weather watch is expected this weekend for high winds and a continuation of high temperatures and low humidity’s.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials had to make a tough call, with a bear they could not transport to safety, and would have burned alive in the fire as it could no longer walk.
Fire officials have ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin as crews deal with a 2-week-old blaze.