September Lightning - Tahoe National Forest

September, Tahoe National Forest. Lightning-caused fires. Sierraville Ranger District, Loyalton area. Air resources on order. Smoke jumpers on order for the Babbit fire. Groundcrews working the Calpine area fires.

Fires:

Lookout, near Calpine lookout, in patrol status (contained)

Calpine reported at 3:20 p.m. 1 acre

Artesian reported at 4:04 p.m. in the Calpine vicinity 1 acre

Turner in the Calpine vicinity

Clover reported at 3:28 p.m. 3 smokejumpers on scene.

Babbit reported at 4:41 p.m. 3 smokejumpers on scene. Helicopter 514 on scene.

Aircraft will be checking the whole forest tomorrow. Over 100 lightning strikes were registered on Saturday afternoon.

9:15 a.m. Sunday

Airtac is currently flying over the area, looking for new starts.

10:11 a.m.

All fires are in patrol status, meaning they are contained. No new starts have been reported from this morning's patrol flight.