The fire is holding at the bottom of the canyon, but is expected to
eventually burn up the hill and over the mountain. The safety officer
told me that in the five years he has been on fires with the
supervisor who is in charge of protecting the structures on
Mt. Hopkins, Don Howard, that Don has never lost a building to a fire.
Don Howard told me that the buildings at the ridge are in pretty good
shape. The clearing that was performed in the recent past should help
quite a bit.
There are crews at the ridge in many places. Some were hosing down
the ridge dorm when I was leaving at about 12:30. Fire hoses have been
spread out to cover all of the buildings as needed. Fire trucks and
their crews are positioning to cover the structures as needed.
2 helicopters continue to drop slurry at a rapid pace. They have
covered quite a bit of terrain encircling the summit and ridge. The
challenge will be saving the Summit Dorm.
Chopper drops retardant near the summit.
Today's view from the 60" of Jack Mtn. and Mt. Wrightson in the background.
Retardant near the Ridge telescopes.
Retardant near the Ridge and the summit.
One of many firefighters douses vegetation near the Ridge dorm.
