Beckwourth Complex Fire grows 10,000 acres - almost 25,000 acres burn, 10% containment
Fire as seen from the Alert Tahoe Wildfire Cameras Friday The fires burning in the Beckwourth Complex have now consumed 24,525 acres and it is 11 percent contained. The Sugar Fire within the Complex had significant fire growth yesterday (approx. 10,000 acres). SW wind alignment (plume dominated) and receptive fuels were the contributing factors of fire spread and intensity. Fire behavior included wind driven runs, group torching and long-range spotting. The weather will become hotter and dryer with a forecasted heat wave this weekend. Fuel moistures remain critically low, and relative humidi...
Source: southtahoenow.com