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The Caldor Fire burning in El Dorado County is now 186,568 acres in size and 15 percent contained. Firefighters had a battle on some sides of the fire while having successes on others. Monday's expected southwestern wind pattern and dry fuels caused an increase in fire behavior located in the northeastern and eastern areas of the fire.
Calmer winds, and amplified firefighting efforts along the path of the Caldor Fire near South Lake Tahoe aided in helping steer the wildfire away from hundreds of homes, fire officials said. As of Thursday morning the fire was 210,259 acres and 25 percent contained.
The Caldor Fire is currently 221,774 acres and remains at 76 percent contained. The cause of the fire, which started at approximately 6:45 p.m. on August 14, is still under investigation. The Red Flag Warning expired this morning at 5:00 a.m.
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.