On Sunday, Nov. 8, the mountains received its first snowfall; even with a foot of snow, the Creek Fire is still ongoing.
At 4,000 feet high, it snowed and lower elevation, there was rainfall, enough to diminish small fire activities.
“A foot of snow is nice, but it’s not that much precipitation,” says Bryon Kimball, Incident Fire Behavior Analyst.
Residents in the area and personnel working in the area are warned to take caution of slippery roads.
The cold weather has reduced fire behavior, but the air is still dry and not retaining enough moisture to impact the fire.
“Until we get 5 or 6 inches of precipitation and get moisture to penetrate those heavy fuels,” says Kimball.
Acres burned have reached up to 379,729 acres with 70% containment. The containment date is set to November 15; the initial date was October 15.
Forty-three miles North West of Clovis, the Bullfrog fire has been 100% contained; any incident information was updated on November 9.